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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

隠蔽

Pronunciation / Transliteration: inpei

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Concealment/kənˈsiːl.mənt/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"調査中の証拠の隠蔽は疑念を引き起こしました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of hiding something or keeping it secret.

    "The concealment of evidence during the investigation raised suspicions."
  2. 2

    The state of being concealed or hidden.

    "The concealment of her true feelings made it difficult for others to understand her."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'concelare', combining 'con-' (intensive prefix) and 'celare' (to hide). Entering Middle English via Old French 'conceler' around the 14th century, the term evolved from physical hiding to encompass the deliberate suppression of truth, facts, or information.

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