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disguise2
1 [uncountable and countable] something that you wear to change your appearance and hide who you are, or the act of wearing this : 
His disguise didn't fool anyone.She wore dark glasses in an absurd attempt at disguise.
His disguise didn't fool anyone.She wore dark glasses in an absurd attempt at disguise.2
in disguise
a) wearing a disguise : The woman in the park turned out to be a police officer in disguise.
The woman in the park turned out to be a police officer in disguise.b) made to seem like something else that is better : 'Tax reform' is just a tax increase in disguise.
'Tax reform' is just a tax increase in disguise.
