Dissimulation vs Camouflage - What's the difference?
dissimulation | camouflage |
The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception.
Hiding one's feelings or purposes.
A disguise or covering up.
The act of disguising.
(military) The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.(JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).
(textiles) A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
(biology) Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection
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To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks.
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As nouns the difference between dissimulation and camouflage
is that dissimulation is the act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception while camouflage is a disguise or covering up.As a verb camouflage is
to hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks.dissimulation
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(en noun)camouflage
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