Antimasquerade

/ˌæntɪˌmæskərˈeɪd/ noun

Definition

Opposition to or rejection of masquerades, or a gathering that deliberately opposes the pretense and disguise of masquerades.

Etymology

From anti- (against) + masquerade (a costume party or deceptive pretense). The term reflects philosophical objections to deception and false appearances.

Kelly Says

This word captures a fascinating moral tension: some cultures viewed masquerades as sinful deception, while others saw them as innocent play—the word itself becomes a battleground for how society thinks about pretense.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንቲማስክ
an-tee-mas-k
ARالعربية
مُخَالِفُ الْمَسْكَرَة
mu-kha-li-fu al-mas-ke-rah
BNবাংলা
প্রতিরোধমাস্ক
pro-ti-rodho-mask
CACatalà
antimascaret
ahn-tee-ma-ska-reh
CSČeština
antimasquerade
ahn-tee-mas-ke-rade
DADansk
antimasquerade
ahn-tee-ma-ska-rade
DEDeutsch
Antimaskenball
ahn-tee-mas-ken-ball
ELΕλληνικά
αντιμάσκα
an-tee-mas-kah
ESEspañol
antidesfile
ahn-tee-deh-fee-leh
FAفارسی
ضد ماسک
zad mask
FISuomi
antimasquerade
ahn-tee-ma-ska-rade
FRFrançais
antimasquerade
ahn-tee-ma-ska-rade
GUGU
અનિતિમાસ્ક
an-ee-tee-mas-k
HAHA
anti-mask
an-tee-mask
HEעברית
נגד מסכה
na-gad ma-skeh
HIहिन्दी
अन्टिमैस्करेड
an-tee-mas-ker-ed
HUMagyar
antimaszk
ahn-tee-maszk
IDBahasa Indonesia
anti topeng
an-tee to-peng
IGIG
n'anti-mask
n'an-tee-mask
ITItaliano
antimascherata
ahn-tee-ma-skeh-rah-tah
JA日本語
アンティマスカレード
an-ti-ma-su-ka-re-do
KKKK
антимаскарад
an-tee-mas-ka-rad
KMKM
អន្តិមាស្ក
an-tee-mas-k
KO한국어
거짓 행위에 반대
geo-jit haeng-wi-e ban-dae
MRMR
अन्टिमॅस्क
an-tee-mask
MSBahasa Melayu
anti topeng
an-tee to-peng
MYမြန်မာ
အပြzeciw မိတ်ကျော်
a-bpyat-h-ma-it-kya-w
NLNederlands
antimasquerade
ahn-tee-ma-ska-rade
NONorsk
antimasquerade
ahn-tee-ma-ska-rade
PAPA
ਅਨਟੀ-ਮਾ maska
an-tee-ma-sk
PLPolski
przeciwmaskaradowy
chwi-v-mas-ka-ra-dow-ee
PTPortuguês
antimascarada
ahn-tee-ma-ska-rah-dah
RORomână
antimascaradă
ahn-tee-mas-ka-ra-dah
RUРусский
антимаскарад
an-tee-mas-ka-rad
SVSvenska
antimasquerade
ahn-tee-ma-ska-rade
SWKiswahili
pinga mask
pin-gah mas-k
TAதமிழ்
முகமூடி எதிர்ப்பு
mu-ga-moo-di ethir-ppu
TEతెలుగు
మెస్కు వ్యతిరేకం
mes-ku vyathi-rekam
THไทย
ต่อต้านการแต่งกาย
dɔːt tʰǎːn gǎːn dāːŋ gāːj
TLTL
anti-mask
an-tee-mask
TRTürkçe
antimaske
ahn-tee-mas-keh
UKУкраїнська
антимаскарад
an-tee-mas-ka-rad
URاردو
انٹیمسکر
an-tee-mas-ker
VITiếng Việt
chống giả mạo
chong ghia mao
YOYO
anti-mask
an-tee-mask
ZH中文
反伪装
fǎn wěi zhuāng
ZUZU
anti-mask
an-tee-mask

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