What is "smokescreen" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does smokescreen mean in English? Meaning of smokescreen definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "smokescreen" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "smokescreen": (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements

Noun

Meaning: (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements

Synonyms: smoke screen smokescreen

Hypernyms: screen

Meaning of "smokescreen": an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure

Noun

Meaning: an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure

Example: requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures

Synonyms: smoke screen smokescreen

Hypernyms: concealing concealment hiding

Synonyms:

veil, mask, cloak, blind, beard, front, shroud, masquerade, screen, cover, paint, shade, guise, mimicry, concealment, deceit, red herring, dissimulation, masking, faking, coverup, deceptive marking, false appearance, plain brown wrapper, protective coloring, conspiracy, evasion, complicity, burial, concealment, whitewash, camouflage, front, pretense, masking, dissimulation, closeting, disguising, hush-up, placing under wraps, seal of secrecy, smoke-screen, veil of secrecy,

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