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Disguise vs Hiding - What's the difference?

disguise | hiding |

As nouns the difference between disguise and hiding

is that disguise is attire (e.g. clothing, makeup) used to hide one's identity or assume another while hiding is a state of concealment.

As verbs the difference between disguise and hiding

is that disguise is to change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity while hiding is present participle of lang=en.

disguise

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Attire (e.g. clothing, makeup) used to hide one's identity or assume another.
  • ''That cape and mask complete his disguise .
  • (figuratively) The appearance of something on the outside which masks what's beneath.
  • The act of disguising, notably as a ploy
  • ''Any disguise may expose soldiers to be deemed enemy spies.

    Synonyms

    * camouflage * guise * mask * pretense

    Verb

  • To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.
  • Spies often disguise themselves.
  • * Macaulay
  • Bunyan was forced to disguise himself as a wagoner.
  • To avoid giving away or revealing (something secret); to hide by a false appearance.
  • He disguised his true intentions.
  • (archaic) To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate.
  • * Spectator
  • 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 ship.

    Synonyms

    * cloak * mask * hide

    Derived terms

    * disguisedly * disguisement * disguiser

    hiding

    English

    Etymology 1

    See (Etymology 1)

    Verb

    (head)
  • Derived terms
    * hiding place * in hiding

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) A state of concealment.
  • (countable) A place of concealment.
  • Etymology 2

    See (Etymology 2)

    Noun

  • (colloquial, countable) A beating or spanking.