concealment
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5.0
- noun
- /kənˈsiːlmənt/
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ocultación
- Her concealment of the family secrets kept them safe from public scrutiny.
- concealment and secrecy
- concealment conspiracies
- concealment strategies
But then there's this, this cosmic concealment that doesn't allow us to see it.
- But then there's this, this cosmic concealment that doesn't allow us to see it.
- She's asked about, you know, concealment, about hiding.
- For the mystical is not concealment of a secret or ignorance.
- So just born into dysfunction and everything was about concealment.
- And the subterfuge or deception as I've called it so far, is the concealment of the fact that one is actually doing that.
- For completely understandable reasons that concealment that non disclosure is no longer acceptable.
Examples
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The detective uncovered the concealment of crucial documents that could change the investigation.
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There's been concealment of matters that I should have been told about at once.
Fiction book (1990) -
- The art of concealment and surprise.
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We have every right to question a man... for concealment of a dangerous weapon.
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Master of concealment and disguise.
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The need for concealment creates a pervasive anxiety about personal security in everyday life.
Academic text (2003) -
Concealment of the corpse of Numerian was interpreted as evidence of guilt.
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Cultural conceptions of shame and concealment play a role in keeping necessities behind the closed doors of households.
Academic text (2008) -
A partial explanation can be sought in the effective concealment strategies of the communist regime under Tito.
Academic text (1997) -
A longstanding tradition of concealment had guarded the mappurondo community, its ritual order, and its sense of being.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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2.7
Being where other people cannot find you to stay safe
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4.4
Keeping information hidden from other people
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4.6
A way of hiding something so it is not easily seen
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4.8
Objects that hide parts of a stage from the audience
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9.8
The act of hiding true feelings or thoughts to fool others
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3.5
Plants or structures that block the view to give privacy
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5.3
An act of hiding something so people do not know about it
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7.8
A state in which something is out of sight and hard to notice or understand
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8.2
Something that stops you from seeing or understanding
Being secret so other people do not know about it
The state of being secret to avoid being noticed
Habit of doing things in a hidden way
Antonyms
How Concealing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Concealment comes from the verb conceal, which goes back to Latin parts con- 'with' and celare 'to hide'. So concealment is the act of hiding something or keeping it secret.