thinly disguised

Frequency: 6.47.8 per million words

A feeling or intention that is not well hidden.

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Examples (10)

  • His job offer was a thinly disguised attempt to remove her from the project.
  • She couldn't hide her thinly disguised disappointment when she saw the results.
  • The article was a thinly disguised piece of propaganda for the government.
  • He spoke with thinly disguised contempt for his opponent's arguments.
  • Her compliment about my new haircut felt like a thinly disguised insult.
  • There was a hint of thinly disguised panic in her voice.
  • The politician's speech included several thinly disguised attacks on the media.
  • His 'friendly advice' was just a thinly disguised threat.
  • The festive celebration was a thinly disguised effort to boost employee morale after the layoffs.
  • She accepted the apology with a thinly disguised smirk, knowing she had won.