Definition
Costumes or false appearances used to hide someone's real identity or appearance, or the verb meaning to hide the true nature of something.
Etymology
From Old French 'disguiser', combining 'dis-' (opposite) and 'guise' (manner/appearance), from Germanic 'wise'. The word means to reverse or hide one's appearance.
Kelly Says
Spies and medieval nobles used elaborate disguises, but modern psychology shows that you don't need to fool the eye—just change someone's walk, voice, and posture, and even family members won't recognize people.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُخَطَّفون
mu-khat-ta-foon
CACatalà
disfars
dis-fars
CSČeština
maskarády
mas-ka-ra-dy
DADansk
forklædninger
for-klay-dning-er
DEDeutsch
Verkleidungen
fer-klay-dung-en
ELΕλληνικά
περιβολές
pe-ri-vo-les
ESEspañol
disfraces
dis-fra-ses
FISuomi
maskotit
mas-ko-tit
FRFrançais
déguisements
de-zhy-ste-man
HEעברית
התחפושות
hat-chi-fosh-ot
HIहिन्दी
वेशभूषाएँ
veh-sh-boo-sha-en
HUMagyar
diszguizsek
dis-gwiz-sek
IDBahasa Indonesia
penampilan
pen-am-paan
ITItaliano
travestimenti
tra-ve-sti-men-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
pakaian
pa-kai-an
NLNederlands
verkleed
ver-klayd
NONorsk
forkleininger
for-klay-ning-er
PLPolski
przebranie
przew-bran-yeh
PTPortuguês
disfarces
dis-far-ses
RORomână
costumuri
koo-stoo-moo-ri
RUРусский
disfraces
dis-far-suhs
SVSvenska
förklädnader
for-klay-dan-er
SWKiswahili
mavazi
ma-va-zi
TAதமிழ்
அன்னியங்கள்
annan-iya-ngal
TEతెలుగు
వెస్ట్లు
vest-lu
THไทย
เครื่องแต่งกาย
khrueang-daeng-kai
TLTL
pagkakalantad
pa-gka-ka-lan-tad
TRTürkçe
maskeleler
mask-eh-ler
UKУкраїнська
вбрання
vbra-nya
VITiếng Việt
trang phục
trang-phuc
ZUZU
izigqila
ee-zi-g-kila