concealment

[ kuhn-seel-muhnt ]

/ kənˈsil mənt /

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noun

the act of concealing.

the state of being concealed.

a means or place of hiding.

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Origin of concealment

1275–1325; Middle English concelement<Anglo-French. See conceal, -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM concealment

non·con·ceal·ment, nounpre·con·ceal·ment, nounre·con·ceal·ment, noun

Words nearby concealment

concavity, concavo-concave, concavo-convex, conceal, concealed carry, concealment, concede, conceded, conceit, conceited, conceivable

How to use concealment in a sentence

Compared with traditional hearing aids, dental implant hearing aids could offer “excellent concealment, good comfort and improved quality of sound,” the researchers write.
False teeth could double as hearing aids|James R. Riordon|September 28, 2022|Science News
If it’s passed at the March 4 annual meeting, the company will have to publish a public report on the use of concealment clauses in cases of discrimination or harassment.
Why the balance of power in tech is shifting toward workers|Jane Lytvynenko|February 7, 2022|MIT Technology Review
In some cases, concealment operates even on the surface of the image.
At the Met, beautiful paintings that won’t love you back|Philip Kennicott|June 24, 2021|Washington Post
The temptations and seductions that are bound up with such power and concealment form one of Thomson’s main themes.
‘A Light in the Dark’ is a love letter to the directors, personal flaws and all|Troy Jollimore|April 12, 2021|Washington Post

Severson, Aguirre and attorneys Thomas Girardi and Larry Shea last month filed a lawsuit alleging waste of city funds and a “misrepresentation and concealment of material facts” that led the city to enter into a one-sided real estate deal.
The People the City Owes for 101 Ash St. Want Their Money|Lisa Halverstadt|September 19, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Efron, in a blink, went from shy concealment to peacock-ish display.
Zac Efron’s Eyes Are Up Here, Ladies|Tim Teeman|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In contrast to this pattern of accidental or deliberate concealment there were some well-advertised flourishes of national pride.
The Worst Place in the World for MH370 to Go Missing|Clive Irving|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the News of the World, he said his concealment techniques grew lax and he started using company phones.
How To Hack James Bond|Nico Hines, Peter Jukes|January 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If money is spent on concealment, what is that money but a campaign expenditure?
The Dismaying Edwards Decision|David Frum|June 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And maybe its concealment showed his victory over those lures, of both the flesh and the brush.
The Bible’s Gypsy Rose|Blake Gopnik|March 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I never trouble my head about details; it is enough, the man is a political refugee, and his object concealment.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
What was equally important, a thick clump of cottonwood and willow furnished tolerably secure concealment.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The friends of the monarchy soon found all efforts at concealment unavailing.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
The church on the conversion of Constantine emerged from the concealment of the Catacombs to the sunshine of imperial favour.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
But the institutions of the United Provinces were not well fitted for the purpose of concealment.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay