Difference between Masked and Disguised

What is the difference between Masked and Disguised?

Masked as a verb is to cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor. while Disguised as a verb is to change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.

Masked

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden. personate Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said of birds.

Disguised

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.

Example sentence: Freud has shown one thing very clearly: that we only forget our infancy by burying it in the unconscious; and that the problems of this difficult period find their solution under a disguised form in adult life.

We hope you now know whether to use Masked or Disguised in your sentence.

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