concealment

American  

[kuhn-seel-muhnt] / kənˈsil mənt /

noun

1. the act of concealing.

2. the state of being concealed.

3. a means or place of hiding.

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Other Word Forms

• nonconcealment noun
• preconcealment noun
• reconcealment noun

Etymology

Origin of concealment

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

Explanation

Use the noun concealment when you talk about the act of hiding something. The concealment of your terrible haircut is easy — just wear a hat. Concealment is the process of disguising something or the condition of keeping something private. Secret agents need to focus on concealment all the time, of their identities and sometimes their hair color, citizenship, and activities. A hunter's concealment is important in a different way — she might wear camouflage and stay low and quiet to avoid being seen by the ducks she's hunting. The Old French root word is conceler, "to hide."

Example Sentences

"My priority would be, first of all, concealment, because I don't want to be captured," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Liaw and his affiliates engaged in “a tangled web of lies, obfuscation and concealment — all to drive sales and generate revenues in violation of U.S. law,” federal prosecutors said in a press release.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

But City fans will surely be encouraged that the Premier League board did not appear to even consider a points deduction in the case of Chelsea, despite the "deception and concealment".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

He alleges that Showtime “through a complex web of hidden accounts, unauthorized transactions, and deliberate concealment of financial records,” wrongly paid some of his earnings to his former manager, Al Haymon.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

It hadn’t been hard to follow them; despite Mary’s confidence in the open savanna, there was plenty of concealment in the grass and the occasional thickets of string-wood and sap-lacquer bushes.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman