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masquerade
[ mas-kuh-reyd ]
noun
- a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
Synonyms:
- a costume or disguise worn at such a gathering.
- false outward show; façade; pretense:
a hypocrite's masquerade of virtue.
- activity, existence, etc., under false pretenses:
a rich man's masquerade as a beggar.
verb (used without object)
- to go about under false pretenses or a false character; assume the character of; give oneself out to be:
to masquerade as a former Russian count.
- to disguise oneself.
- to take part in a masquerade.
masquerade
/ ˌæəˈɪ /
noun
- a party or other gathering to which the guests wear masks and costumes
- the disguise worn at such a function
- a pretence or disguise
verb
- to participate in a masquerade; disguise oneself
- to dissemble
Derived Forms
- ˌܱˈ, noun
Other Word Forms
- qܱ·İ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of masquerade1
Word History and Origins
Origin of masquerade1
Example Sentences
"Among the first items in Shah's in-tray ought to be the World Test Championship, a shambles masquerading as a showpiece," Booth said.
“A CNN Heroes profile by Sanjay Gupta is nice. Know what would also be nice? Cooking dinner for your kids,” he said to me in a sneer masquerading as a smile.
He tells the BBC that scammers are behind many of these lock-outs and one of their preferred methods of fooling people is to masquerade as customer support agents.
The super game show host masquerading as a President is seeking ratings, approval and recognition.
Last month, the American Psychological Association warned federal regulators of the risks associated with AI chatbots, citing multiple cases in which AI chatbots were “masquerading” as therapists.
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