If people, objects, or activities are in disguise, they appear to be something that they are not, especially intentionally.

She usually goes out in disguise to avoid being bothered by the public. 她外出时通常都要化装，以免受到公众的打扰。

He claims that most Western aid to the Third World is just colonialism in disguise. 他说西方给第三世界提供的援助大多只是变相的殖民主义行为。

This is nothing more than a rate increase in disguise.

Surely pursuits like these are just hunting in disguise?

In the play, he turns out to be the king in disguise.

See also: disguise noun