feel naked
Frequency: 7.08.2 per million words
to feel vulnerable or exposed, as if without clothes
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Examples (10)
- Never had he felt so completely naked.
- She felt emotionally naked after sharing her deepest fears.
- When presenting his ideas, he always feels a little naked.
- Standing on stage without a script, the actor felt utterly naked.
- After the scandal, the politician felt exposed and naked to public scrutiny.
- Without her usual confident demeanor, she began to feel truly naked.
- Having all her secrets revealed made her feel completely naked.
- He explained that speaking his truth often made him feel vulnerable, almost naked.
- The sudden change in policy left the team feeling politically naked and without direction.
- To feel truly naked is to be without any pretense or protection.