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to becloak one's feelings

to becloak one's feelings

9.9
To hide your feelings so other people cannot see them
  • phrasal verb
  • Archaic
translation icon : ocultar los sentimientos
  • She managed to becloak her feelings, even though the news had upset her deeply.

Examples

  • Despite the disappointment, he tried to becloak his feelings with a polite smile.

  • He made a conscious effort to becloak his feelings during the tense meeting.

  • She tends to becloak her feelings during meetings.

  • Why do you becloak your feelings so often?

  • He made a conscious effort to becloak his feelings during the tense meeting.

  • Despite the disappointment, he tried to becloak his feelings with a polite smile.

  • She managed to becloak her feelings, even though the news had upset her deeply.

Synonyms

to hold back
vsto becloak one's feelings
108 4.2

Keep yourself from showing feelings or telling others

is full concealment rather than mild self-restraint
to bottle up
vsto becloak one's feelings
24 5.6

To keep strong feelings inside instead of telling others

is the basic idea of hiding emotions, not only stopping release
to swallow
vsto becloak one's feelings
  • Informal
5 7.0

To take back words you said

is hiding emotions internally rather than doing nothing about them
to keep back
vsto becloak one's feelings
4 5.1

Stop yourself from showing an emotion like tears or laughter

is hiding emotions in general, not only preventing expression
to choke down
vsto becloak one's feelings
2 7.7

To stop yourself from showing strong feelings like sadness or anger

is the general hiding of emotions rather than a forced internal pressure
to dissimulate
vsto becloak one's feelings
1 9.5

To hide your true feelings or plans with a false expression

is a plain act of hiding emotions without the false outer show
to sheathe emotions
vsto becloak one's feelings
  • Informal
7.9

To hide your feelings so others cannot see them

is the simple act of concealing emotions without vivid imagery
to bottle away
vsto becloak one's feelings
  • UK
8.6

To keep feelings inside instead of showing them

is the direct hiding of emotions, not specifically about memories

Antonyms

to express
∞ 2.3

To show ideas and feelings by words or actions

to reveal
∞ 2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

How Hidden

to suppress
88 5.8
to becloak one's feelings
  • Archaic
9.9
to hide
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

becloak infinitive
becloaked past
becloaked past participle
becloaking present participle
becloaks third person singular

Morphology

becloak + one's + feelings

Although 'becloak' is rare, its meaning is transparently derivable from the prefix be- plus 'cloak' (to cover or hide), combined with 'one's feelings' (possessive + emotions). The composition follows a regular English pattern (be- + verb/noun) so a B1 learner who knows 'cloak' and 'feelings' would reasonably infer 'to conceal one's emotions.'

Etymology

Becloak one's feelings comes from the image of putting a cloak over your emotions. Imagine wearing a cloak that hides what you feel; that's why it means 'to hide' your true feelings.