noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A masque or masquerade.

   "Such things, maskings, and disguisings, and dressing up, sometimes in incredible and wild fashions, are all part of the fun of carnival."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of disguise form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

camouflagecamouflagecloakguisehidemask

Example

More examples

"There's no disguising the fact that she is dishonest."

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