disguise
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disguise
- /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ UK
- /dɪzˈɡaɪz/ UK
- /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ US
- /dɪˈskaɪz/ US
Rhymes with -aɪz
Where it comes from
From Middle English disgisen, disguisen, borrowed from Old French desguiser (modern French déguiser), itself derived from des- (“dis-”) (from Latin dis-) + guise (“guise”) (from a Germanic source).
noun disguises
- Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another. A cape and moustache completed his disguise.
- The appearance of something on the outside which masks what’s beneath. old ideas in a new guise
- The act or state of disguising, notably as a ploy. Any disguise may expose soldiers to be deemed enemy spies.
- A change of behaviour resulting from intoxication, drunkenness.
Similar: camouflage, mask, guise, pretense, garb
verb disguises · disguising · disguised
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To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.
Spies often disguise themselves.
Similar: masquerade
- To transform or disfigure, to change the appearance of in general.
- To avoid giving away or revealing (something secret); to hide by a false appearance. He disguised his true intentions.
- To dress in newfangled or showy clothing, to deck out in new fashions.
- To dissemble, to talk or act falsely while concealing one’s thoughts.
- To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate. I have just left the right worshipful, and his myrmidons, about a sneaker or five gallons; the whole magistracy was pretty well disguised before I gave them the slip.
Similar: camouflage, mask, cloak, hide
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: camouflage, cover-up, dissemble, pretext, conceal, concealment, distract, motivate, subdue, knack, guise, hidden, withhold, obscure, fancy, deny
noun
Similar: camouflage, mask, guise, pretense, garb
verb
Similar: camouflage, mask, cloak, hide
Translations
Every language
noun attire to hide/assume an identity
| Español | disfraz |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 변장 byeonjang |
| 日本語 | 変装 hensō |
| 中文 | 偽裝 /伪装 wěizhuāng |
| हिन्दी | भेस bhes |
| Português | disfarce |
| Français | déguisement |
| Deutsch | Verkleidung, Tarnung |
| Italiano | camuffamento, travestimento, mascheramento |
| Română | deghizare, mascare, acoperire |
| Русский | маскиро́вка maskiróvka |
| العربية | تَنَكُّر tanakkur |
| עברית | תַּחְפֹּשֶׂת taẖpóset |
noun that which masks what's beneath
| Español | pantalla, tapadera |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 保護色 /保护色 bǎohùsè |
| Deutsch | Tarnung |
| Italiano | camuffamento |
| Русский | маскиро́вка maskiróvka |
noun act of disguising
| Italiano | travestimento |
|---|
verb to change the appearance
| Español | disfrazar, revestir, disfrezar (disused), devisar (disused), poner bajo la figura de, empachar |
|---|---|
| Português | disfarçar |
| Français | déguiser |
| Deutsch | verkleiden |
| Italiano | camuffarsi, travestirsi, mascherarsi |
| Română | deghiza, masca |
| Русский | маскирова́ться maskirovátʹsja, замаскирова́ться zamaskirovátʹsja |
| العربية | تَنَكَّرَ tanakkara |
| עברית | הסווה hisvá |
verb to prevent revealing something secret
| Español | embozar |
|---|---|
| Português | esconder |
| Deutsch | verstellen |
| Italiano | camuffare, nascondere, mascherare, inorpellare |
| Русский | скрыва́ть skryvátʹ, скрыть skrytʹ |
Talk about this word "disguise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/disguise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. disguise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/disguise "disguise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/disguise.Cite this
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title = {disguise},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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