disguised
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4.2
- adjective
- /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/
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disfrazado
- The spy entered the building in a disguised uniform to avoid detection.
- thinly disguised
They do not come to see a disguised and transversatised Paris.
- They do not come to see a disguised and transversatised Paris.
- This is a public employee union interest group disguised as a legislature.
- It's actually an ask disguised as a give.
- Is that some kind of state actor disguised as an individual?
- And I said to Margaret, Margaret, this is marketplace ministry disguised as a business.
- Now, what I think is interesting about amber lights is that sometimes they're disguised as red flags.
- They say that one's just, you know, Christian doctrine, you know, narrowly disguised.
- It's disguised as a comment section, but it's just a prompt for the next LLM podcast.
- It's really voice LED well, but it's disguised, right?
- It's just in case disguised in the language of value, right?
- Your IP address disguised, your location masked.
- It's very sneaky disguised Murphy bed.
- Expressions of wishes, disguised ejaculations or exclamations, concealed ethics.
- Because it's sort of disguised in this, couched in social justice framework, It's people.
Examples
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On the other hand, a white paper that is nothing more than a thinly disguised sales brochure is far less effective.
Academic text (2010) -
Members of the Sons of Liberty board the ships disguised as Native Americans.
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It's actually an ask disguised as a give.
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Is that some kind of state actor disguised as an individual?
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Life tends to give you your greatest gift, brilliantly disguised as your worst nightmare.
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What we have before us are some breathtaking opportunities disguised as insoluble problems.
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Organizational coaching is a cleverly disguised way of sharing with men and women what direction to go.
Blog text (32) -
Suddenly, a disguised hatch in the ground tilted open, and the loggers began to emerge.
Fiction book (2000) -
I think I could argue quite persuasively that many exams are merely a disguised barrier to mobility, particularly exams that are theoretical rather than practical.
Academic text (1996) -
Everything that is old is worthless, irrespective of the fact that the new is often the old, disguised and gussied up in today's fashionable clothing.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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1.1
A thing that is not easily seen or found
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6.8
Done secretly to avoid being seen or known
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3.4
Wearing clothes or a costume to hide who you really are
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6.2
Partly hidden or not said clearly
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5.8
Hiding true feelings or intentions so others do not know
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8.5
Done secretly because people would disapprove
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3.7
Hidden so people cannot see it
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6.8
Hidden so people cannot see the true purpose or meaning
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4.5
Hidden by colors or patterns that match the background
Antonyms
How Hidden
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Morphology
Etymology
Disguised comes from old French parts: dis- meaning 'away' and guise meaning 'appearance', a word still used in English. So to be disguised is to put your true appearance or intention 'away' to hide it from others.