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- pronunciation:
- dihs
gaIz
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A disguise is something you wear or put on to hide who you are. People sometimes use eyeglasses, a wig, or an imitation beard or mustache as part of a disguise, or they wear the clothes of a different type of person.
No one knew he was the bad guy because he was wearing a disguise.- synonyms:
- costume
- similar words:
- camouflage, cloak, cover, mask, veil
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| definition 2: |
If someone is in disguise, they are wearing something to hide who they really are.
Sometimes the famous actor goes out in disguise so he can go to places without lots of people noticing him.- synonyms:
- concealment
- similar words:
- pose
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| related words: |
costume |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
disguises, disguising, disguised |
| definition 1: |
When you disguise yourself, you change how you look so that no one will know who you are.
Ben's dad disguised himself as a clown for Ben's birthday, and Ben never even guessed!When the famous actress goes out, she disguises herself with a wig and dark glasses.- synonyms:
- mask
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| definition 2: |
When you disguise something, you cover or hide it so that it looks different from what it really is or so that people cannot know the truth about it.
Abby was sad and upset, but she disguised her feelings from everyone.Ron got purple gum in his hair. He tried to disguise it by wearing a hat. Now his hat is stuck to his head!- synonyms:
- conceal, hide, mask
- antonyms:
- reveal, show
- similar words:
- cover
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| related words: |
hide |
| derivations: |
disguisable (adj.), disguised (adj.), disguisedly (adv.), disguiser (n.) |
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