Clothes and other items that are worn so a person won't be recognized: Henry, the famous musician, wore a disguise of sunglasses, a wig, and a woman's dress and shoes so the reporters wouldn't be able to bother him as he left the hotel to go to the concert.

1. To assume a false identity: Athena went to the party disguised as Marie Antoinette.
2. To change the usual appearance, sound, etc. of a person or or something: Glenda disguised herself as a musician so she could get into the concert hall early.
3. To hide something so it will not be noticed nor recognized: The workers disguised their happiness when the rain kept them from working on the building for over an hour as they played cards in a shelter.