Dictionary

concealment en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /kənˈsiːlmənt/

Etymology

From Old French concelement (“concealment, secrecy”). By surface analysis, conceal + -ment.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The practice of keeping secrets.
   • act of concealment
   • weapons concealment
   • concealment of identity
   • He was charged with the concealment of evidence.
   • The documents were hidden in deliberate concealment.
2. (countable, uncountable) The condition of being hidden or concealed.
3. (countable, uncountable) protection from observation or surveillance.

Forms

Deriveds

nonconcealment · unconcealment · concealment shoes

Translations (44)

ja 隠蔽 (The practice of keeping secrets) · it dissimulazione (The practice of keeping secrets) · ja 秘匿 (The practice of keeping secrets) · te దాపరికము (The practice of keeping secrets) · tt астыртынлык (The practice of keeping secrets) · oc amagament (The practice of keeping secrets) · bg маскировка ((military) protection from observation or surveillance) · bg скритост (the condition of being hidden or concealed) · oc dissimulacion (the condition of being hidden or concealed) · it occultamento ((military) protection from observation or surveillance) · fr dissimulation ((military) protection from observation or surveillance) · fr dissimulation (The practice of keeping secrets) · bg укривателство (The practice of keeping secrets) · mi tārehutanga (the condition of being hidden or concealed) · es ocultación (The practice of keeping secrets) · cs maskování (the condition of being hidden or concealed) · oc amagament ((military) protection from observation or surveillance) · oc celament (the condition of being hidden or concealed) · cs utajení (the condition of being hidden or concealed) · cs maskování ((military) protection from observation or surveillance) · cs zamlčení (The practice of keeping secrets) · nb hemmelighold (The practice of keeping secrets) · cs úkryt (the condition of being hidden or concealed) · es soterramiento (The practice of keeping secrets) · oc occultacion (The practice of keeping secrets) · oc dissimulacion ((military) protection from observation or surveillance) · cs zatajování (The practice of keeping secrets) · fr dissimulation (the condition of being hidden or concealed) · pt ocultação (The practice of keeping secrets) · it celamento ((military) protection from observation or surveillance) · nb fortielse (The practice of keeping secrets) · it occultamento (The practice of keeping secrets) · es escondimiento (The practice of keeping secrets) · cmn 保密 (The practice of keeping secrets) · grc κρύψις (the condition of being hidden or concealed) · it mascheramento ((military) protection from observation or surveillance) · ja 隠匿 (The practice of keeping secrets) · oc dissimulacion (The practice of keeping secrets) · tr ipham (the condition of being hidden or concealed) · ja 潜伏 (The practice of keeping secrets) · id kerahasiaan (the condition of being hidden or concealed) · it dissimulazione ((military) protection from observation or surveillance) · es ocultamiento (The practice of keeping secrets) · oc celament (The practice of keeping secrets)