in disguise
idiom
1
: wearing a disguise
I've heard that she sometimes travels around the country in disguise.
2
: made to look like something else : presented as another thing
He says that the new fee is really just a tax increase in disguise.
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Suddenly, the unspoken can be spoken, but still in disguise.
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The kids end up forgetting to pick her up (a blessing in disguise) before Donna and Eric make up.
—Allison Sadlier, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Nov. 2025
Heather told Inside Edition ahead of the memorial on Thursday that she had been told not to attend, but planned to go anyway in disguise.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
That was a blessing in disguise.
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Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
The kids end up forgetting to pick her up (a blessing in disguise) before Donna and Eric make up.
—Allison Sadlier, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Nov. 2025
Heather told Inside Edition ahead of the memorial on Thursday that she had been told not to attend, but planned to go anyway in disguise.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
That was a blessing in disguise.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in disguise
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“In disguise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20disguise. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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