Masked — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

hide under a false appearance

put a mask on or cover with a mask

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈæskt/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈaskt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈaskt/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈæskt/.

Examples

He masked his disappointment
Mask the children for Halloween
The herb masks the garlic taste

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dissemble block out disguise cloaked cloak disguised mask

Antonyms

unmask

Parts of Speech

verb	hide under a false appearance “He masked his disappointment”
verb	put a mask on or cover with a mask “Mask the children for Halloween”
verb	make unrecognizable “The herb masks the garlic taste”
verb	cover with a sauce “mask the meat”
verb	shield from light
adjective	having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading “hidden agenda”
adjective	having markings suggestive of a mask “the masked face of a raccoon”

Word Forms

cloak	noun	anything that covers or conceals
mask	noun	activity that tries to conceal something
masking	noun	the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
masker	noun	a participant in a masquerade
disguise	noun	the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

maskiert

unter einem falschen Schein verstecken

🇫🇷French

masqué

se cacher sous une fausse apparence

🇪🇸Spanish

enmascarado

esconderse bajo una apariencia falsa

🇮🇹Italian

mascherato

nascondersi sotto false apparenze

🇳🇱Dutch

gemaskerd

zich verbergen onder een valse schijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

mascarado

esconder-se sob uma falsa aparência

🇷🇺Russian

в маске

спрятаться под фальшивой внешностью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छिपा हुआ

झूठी दिखावे के नीचे छिप जाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

মুখোশ

একটি মিথ্যা চেহারা অধীনে লুকান

🇮🇳Tamil

முகமூடி

தவறான தோற்றத்தின் கீழ் மறைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ముసుగు వేసుకున్నాడు

తప్పుడు ప్రదర్శన కింద దాచండి

🇮🇳Marathi

मुखवटा घातलेला

खोट्या देखाव्याखाली लपवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

માસ્ક

ખોટા દેખાવ હેઠળ છુપાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಖವಾಡ ಧರಿಸಿದ

ಸುಳ್ಳು ನೋಟದ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮರೆಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുഖംമൂടി ധരിച്ചു

തെറ്റായ രൂപത്തിൽ മറയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਕਾਬਪੋਸ਼

ਇੱਕ ਝੂਠੀ ਦਿੱਖ ਹੇਠ ਓਹਲੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

نقاب پوش

ایک جھوٹی ظاہری شکل کے تحت چھپائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蒙面的

隐藏在虚假的外表下

🇯🇵Japanese

マスクされた

偽りの外見の下に隠れる

🇰🇷Korean

가면을 쓴

거짓된 모습으로 숨다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đeo mặt nạ

ẩn dưới vẻ ngoài giả tạo

🇹🇭Thai

สวมหน้ากาก

ซ่อนตัวภายใต้รูปลักษณ์อันจอมปลอม

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertopeng

bersembunyi di bawah penampilan palsu

🇵🇭Filipino

nakamaskara

magtago sa ilalim ng huwad na anyo

🇲🇾Malay

bertopeng

bersembunyi di bawah rupa palsu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملثمين

إخفاء تحت مظهر كاذب

🇮🇷Persian

نقاب زده

زیر ظاهری دروغین پنهان شوید

🇹🇷Turkish

maskeli

sahte bir görünümün altına saklanmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּסוֶה

להסתתר תחת חזות כוזבת

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