masquerade

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌmæskəˈreɪd/ or /ˈmæskəˌreɪd/ or /ˌmɑːs-/ or /ˈmɑːs-/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌmæskəˈreɪd/ or /ˈmæskəˌreɪd/

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• Hyphenation: mas‧que‧rade

Noun

Singular masquerade

Plural masquerades

1. (countable) A masquerade is a party of people wearing fancy masks and costumes.
2. (figurative) A masquerade is an act of pretending to be someone that you are not.

Verb

Plain form masquerade

Third-person singular masquerades

Past tense masqueraded

Past participle masqueraded

Present participle masquerading

1. (intransitive) (figurative) If you masquerade, you pretend to be someone that you are not.