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Meaning of disguise in English disguiseverb [ T ] uk /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ us /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ Add to word list Add to word list B2 to give a new appearance to a person or thing, especially in order to hide its true form: disguise yourself He disguised himself by wearing a false beard. Minor skin imperfections can usually be disguised with a spot of make-up. We tried to disguise the fact that it was just a school hall by putting up coloured lights and balloons. C2 to hide an opinion, a feeling, etc.: I couldn't disguise my disappointment.
  • "Well, I have shown you how to do this before, " she said, unable to disguise her impatience.
  • Strenuous efforts were made throughout the war to disguise the scale of civilian casualties.
  • She has had a lot of cosmetic surgery in an attempt to disguise her age.
  • My friend rang me up at the office and tried to disguise her voice, but I knew it was her.
  • The journalist disguised himself as a waiter in order to get into the celebrity party.
Hiding and disguising
  • be holed up idiom
  • booby trap
  • camo
  • camouflage
  • camouflaged
  • cloak
  • drown
  • hole up (somewhere) phrasal verb
  • illusion
  • illusionistically
  • illusively
  • illusorily
  • secrete
  • shroud
  • sidle
  • skulk
  • smokescreen
  • stash
  • stealth aircraft
  • tuck
See more results » disguisenoun [ C or U ] uk /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ us /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ B2 something that someone wears to hide their true appearance: He put on a large hat and glasses as a disguise and hoped no one would recognize him. in disguise B2 If people, objects, or activities are in disguise, they appear to be something that they are not, especially intentionally: She usually goes out in disguise to avoid being bothered by the public. See more Hiding and disguising
  • be holed up idiom
  • booby trap
  • camo
  • camouflage
  • camouflaged
  • cloak
  • drown
  • hole up (somewhere) phrasal verb
  • illusion
  • illusionistically
  • illusively
  • illusorily
  • secrete
  • shroud
  • sidle
  • skulk
  • smokescreen
  • stash
  • stealth aircraft
  • tuck
See more results » (Definition of disguise from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

disguise | American Dictionary

disguiseverb [ T ] us /dɪsˈɡɑɪz/ Add to word list Add to word list to give a new appearance to a person or thing, esp. in order to hide its true form: His mask doesn’t disguise his identity. I think Mom could disguise her voice better than you could disguise yours. To disguise an opinion, feeling, etc., is to hide it: I couldn’t disguise my unhappiness at this decision.

disguise

noun [ C/U ] us /dɪsˈɡɑɪz/ [ U ] In Shakespeare’s plays, many characters appear in disguise. (Definition of disguise from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of disguise

disguise With pretense, disguise, and unreflective belief in disinterested philosophical analysis, philosophers can easily objectify the interests of certain power groups, whether scientific or political. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the initial stages a degree of nationalistic euphoria disguised a series of political tensions. From the Cambridge English Corpus It is also a building which wears a mask to disguise the social power which it exerts through its programme. From the Cambridge English Corpus In short, the spectator remains unusually conscious of the relationship between performance and pretence, between disguise and deceit. From the Cambridge English Corpus Narratives are seen, then, both as rhetorical ploys (disguising genuine selves) and as the very thing that guarantees our ability to have selves. From the Cambridge English Corpus Although not very visible yet, this increased level of publicness could become a blessing in disguise. From the Cambridge English Corpus In addition, students gave professors customary presents on special occasions; these gifts, which could be quite onerous, were not disguised payments. From the Cambridge English Corpus These concepts and principles are not merely philosophical niceties disguising a sort of policy machine. From the Cambridge English Corpus But does privatization resolve the present problems or is it merely a devil in disguise? From the Cambridge English Corpus The rather vague title disguises an important volume which examines ethics and morals of palaeontological collecting. From the Cambridge English Corpus The term internalization is but a slightly disguised synonym of ingestion. From the Cambridge English Corpus The indirect speech act represents the speaker's real intention and the direct serves as a disguise. From the Cambridge English Corpus Some of these expenses may disguise sources of income. From the Cambridge English Corpus In other words, under a high degree of media openness, it becomes very unlikely that states' capability and resolve can be misrepresented or disguised. From the Cambridge English Corpus The mask has been described as a disguise which, layer after layer, increasingly conceals the ' timeless ' personality beneath. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of disguise?

Translations of disguise

in Chinese (Traditional) 給…化裝，給…喬裝打扮, 將…偽裝起來, 掩飾，隱藏（觀點、感受等）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 给…化装，给…乔装打扮, 将…伪装起来, 掩饰，隐藏（观点、感受等）… See more in Spanish disfrazar, disimular, ropa o accesorios para ocultar la verdadera identidad… See more in Portuguese disfarçar, disfarce, disfarce [masculine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian लपवणे, वेश बदलणे… See more 変装, （人）を変装させる, 変装（へんそう）… See more kıyafet değiştirerek başkaları tarafından tanınmayı engellemek, gizlenmek, (fikir… See more déguisement [masculine], déguiser, camoufler… See more roba o complements per a ocultar la veritable identitat, disfressa, disfressar… See more (zich) vermommen, verbergen, vermomming… See more ஒரு நபர் அல்லது விஷயத்திற்கு ஒரு புதிய தோற்றத்தை கொடுக்க, குறிப்பாக அதன் உண்மையான வடிவத்தை மறைக்க, ஒரு கருத்து… See more वेश बदलना, छिपाना, (किसी विचार… See more વેશપલટો, છુપાવવા માટે (એક વિચાર, લાગણી… See more forklæde sig, fordreje, skjule… See more förkläda, förställa, skyla över… See more menyamar, menyorokkan, tersorok… See more verkleiden, verstellen, verbergen… See more forkledning [masculine], fordreie, skjule… See more حقیقت چھپانا, بہروپ بھرنا, پہچان چھپانا… See more маскувати(ся), переодягати(ся), приховувати… See more ఒక దానికి లేదా మనిషికి ఒక కొత్త రూపం ఇవ్వడం ప్రత్యేకంగా దాని నిజం రూపాన్ని దాచడానికి, ఒక అభిప్రాయాన్ని, అంభావాన్ని మొదలైనవి దాచిపెట్టడం… See more ছদ্মবেশ, একটি ব্যক্তি বা জিনিসের আসল রূপটি আড়াল করা, মতামত… See more přestrojit (se), maskovat (se), skrýt… See more menyamar, menyembunyikan, penyamaran… See more ปลอมตัว, ปิดบัง, การปลอมตัว… See more cải trang, che đậy, sự trá hình… See more przebranie, ukrywać, przebrać się… See more 가장하다, 변장하다… See more travestimento, travestire, travestirsi… See more Need a translator?

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