masquerade
🇺🇸
/ˌmæskəˈreɪd/
🇬🇧
/ˌmæskəˈreɪd/
noun
R
Acting in a way that hides your true feelings or situation.
She couldn't keep up the masquerade of being happy at work any longer.
R
A party where people wear costumes and masks to hide who they are.
Everyone was excited for the Halloween masquerade.
verb
R
To act as something you are not.
Some websites masquerade as official sites but are actually scams.
translation
Acting in a way that hides your true feelings or situation.; A party where people wear costumes and masks to hide who they are.
To act as something you are not.
Word Forms
3rd Present
masquerades
Progressive
masquerading
Past
masqueraded
Plural
masquerades
Perfect
masqueraded