Meanings
nounconcealment (countable and uncountable, plural concealments)
plural concealments
- countableuncountableThe practice of keeping secrets.
act of concealment
4 more examples
weapons concealment
concealment of identity
The documents were hidden in deliberate concealment.
He was charged with the concealment of evidence.
- countableuncountablegovernmentprotection from observation or surveillance.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Frenchconcelement“concealment, secrecy”
- Englishconcealment
From Old French concelement (“concealment, secrecy”). By surface analysis, conceal + -ment.
More words from Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek κρύψις
- κρύψις (krúpsis)the condition of being hidden or concealed
Bulgarian укривателство, скритост
- укривателство (ukrivatelstvo)The practice of keeping secrets
- скритост (skritost)the condition of being hidden or concealed
- маскировка (maskirovka)(military) protection from observation or surveillance
Chinese Mandarin 保密
- 保密 (bǎomì)The practice of keeping secrets
Czech zatajování, zamlčení
- zatajováníThe practice of keeping secrets
- zamlčeníThe practice of keeping secrets
- úkrytthe condition of being hidden or concealed
- utajeníthe condition of being hidden or concealed
- maskováníthe condition of being hidden or concealed
- maskování(military) protection from observation or surveillance
French dissimulation, dissimulation
- dissimulationThe practice of keeping secrets
- dissimulationthe condition of being hidden or concealed
- dissimulation(military) protection from observation or surveillance
Indonesian kerahasiaan
- kerahasiaanthe condition of being hidden or concealed
Italian occultamento, dissimulazione
- occultamentoThe practice of keeping secrets
- dissimulazioneThe practice of keeping secrets
- dissimulazione(military) protection from observation or surveillance
- mascheramento(military) protection from observation or surveillance
- occultamento(military) protection from observation or surveillance
- celamento(military) protection from observation or surveillance
Japanese 秘匿, 隠匿
- 秘匿 (hitoku)The practice of keeping secrets
- 隠匿 (intoku)The practice of keeping secrets
- 隠蔽 (inpei)The practice of keeping secrets
- 潜伏 (senpuku)The practice of keeping secrets
Māori tārehutanga
- tārehutangathe condition of being hidden or concealed
Norwegian Bokmål hemmelighold, fortielse
- hemmeligholdThe practice of keeping secrets
- fortielseThe practice of keeping secrets
Portuguese ocultação
- ocultaçãoThe practice of keeping secrets
Spanish ocultamiento, ocultación
- ocultamientoThe practice of keeping secrets
- ocultaciónThe practice of keeping secrets
- soterramientoThe practice of keeping secrets
- escondimientoThe practice of keeping secrets
Turkish ipham
- iphamthe condition of being hidden or concealed
Cite this entry
APA
concealment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concealment
MLA
“concealment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concealment. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “concealment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concealment.
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