disguised

adjective

Wearing a disguise; dressed in strange or unusual clothes, or taking on a changed appearance, especially to conceal one’s identity.

(of things) Made to appear as something other than it is, hidden in outward form.

(obsolete) Concealed, hidden, out of sight.

(obsolete, of dress, names, etc.) Serving as a disguise; altered for the sake of concealing one’s identity.

(obsolete, of dress) Altered for the sake of fashion; newfangled or showy.

(obsolete) Acting inappropriately, badly behaved.

(slang, obsolete, by extension) Drunk.

Roots

disdis- · Latin · apart, not wisa-guise · Germanic · manner, way

Synonyms for disguised

cloakedadj maskedadj camouflagedadj concealedadj hiddenadj masqueradingv incognitoadj mantledadj invisibleadj garbedadj

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The word disguised breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Germanic origin: dis-, from Latin dis (“apart, not”); and -guise, from Germanic wisa (“manner, way”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.