disguise

Speech parts

1. disguise - Noun

2. disguise - Verb

Meaning

To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or deceive.

To hide by a counterfeit appearance; to cloak by a false show; to mask; as, to disguise anger; to disguise one's sentiments, character, or intentions.

To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate.

A dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception; as, persons doing unlawful acts in disguise are subject to heavy penalties.

Artificial language or manner assumed for deception; false appearance; counterfeit semblance or show.

Change of manner by drink; intoxication.

A masque or masquerade.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mask camouflage hide cloak pretense front cover costume hiding veil secrete guise concealment dissemble cover-up
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Antonyms

peacock bazaar expo shew show open
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Hypernyms

color dress colour hide hiding conceal

Hyponyms

mask cloak masquerade dissemble camouflage dissimulate

Phrases with the word

in disguise a blessing in disguise disguise from disguise yourself be a benefit in disguise be a gift in disguise

Derivatives

disguised disguising

Examples

Speech has been given to man to disguise his thoughts. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

We work so consistently to disguise ourselves to others that we end by being disguised to ourselves. François de La Rochefoucauld

Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise. William Penn

Time will give you the best disguise. Uruguayan Proverb

It is a blessing in disguise. Japanese Proverb

A calamity is often a blessing in disguise. American Proverb

Close letter words and terms

disgruntlement disguisable disguisal disguise from disguise from someone disguise insect