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unmask Definition

un·mask (-mask)

transitive verb

  1. to remove a mask or disguise from
  2. to disclose the true nature of; expose; reveal

intransitive verb

  1. to take off a mask or disguise
  2. to appear in true character

  • unmastered
  • unmatchable
  • unmatched
  • unmated
  • unmatted
  • unmatured
unmask Synonyms

unmask

v.

unmask Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • killer: Connie makes the hazardous decision to attempt a third unmasking of a serial killer, knowing he will come looking for her.

Object

  • villain: A scientist's assistant attempts to unmask a sinister villain named The Recorder who can control an electronic flying disk.
  • killer: Happily neither of the titles reviewed here sets out to unmask the true killer.
  • secret: Unmasking Secrets of Turbulence: Midnight Freedom to a Nuclear Dawn by Lt. Gen. P.N. Hoon ( Retd.
  • murderer: Owens unmasks not just a murderer but a whole subculture of cheerful cynicism.
  • signal: Any thread created using the Threads Module will unmask this signal prior to entering user code.
  • culprit: It is not appropriate here to unmask the culprit in the style of a whodunit.

Preposition: as

  • fraud: Of course, he might be unmasked as a fraud.

Modifying Another Word

  • finally: And when the murderer is finally unmasked, his motives are revealed to be stranger than anyone imagined.
  • also: Not only must we prevent the next murder, but we must also unmask whoever this confederate is.
  • eventually: But he is eventually unmasked as a coward and a fraud.
  • pitilessly: They must be pitilessly unmasked in all their mischievous emptiness.
  • sometimes: LSD and other hallucinogens sometimes unmask mental or emotional problems previously unknown to the user.
  • then: The prisoners were then unmasked in chapel, and in their cells.

Preposition: in

  • dyad: Can our individual narratives in relation to race, culture and attachment be unmasked in the therapeutic dyad to reveal our human connectedness?
  • front: How many times can the villian be unmasked in front of a GQ audience ( as in The Fugitive ).

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