masking

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
noun the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation
noun scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen

By surface analysis, mask + -ing.

He lives in each of them, and the most obvious result of merging himself in their diversity is the masking of his own inconsistencies. — Dostoevsky, André Gide
Maskings or mummeries were favourite sports at Christmas in old times; and the wardrobes at halls and manor-houses were often laid under contribution to furnish dresses and fantastic disguisings. — Old Christmas: from the Sketch Book of Washington Irving, Washington Irving
There's precious little masking nowadays; wish there was a little more sometimes,” added Tom, thinking of several blooming damsels whose beseeching eyes had begged him not to leave them to wither on the parent stem. — An Old-Fashioned Girl, Louisa May Alcott

cover, covering, screening

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