Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not disguised; not covered with a mask or with a false appearance; hence, open; frank; candid; plain; artless: as, undisguised anxiety.

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  • adjective Not disguised, plainly visible.

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  • adjective plain to see

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Examples

  • I also went to Homebase today and worshipped the god of DIY in undisguised awe, buying screws and plugs and polyfiller and woodglue and paint.

    The One Where She Does It Herself kisobel 2005

  • As Sissy and I mounted the carriage, Miss Mullany scrutinized us with an expression of undisguised perplexity.

    Nevermore Harold Schechter 1999

  • The ferocity of this admonition not only reduced its object to a stupefied silence but drew the attention of several of his neighbors, who turned to regard me with an expression of undisguised wonderment.

    Nevermore Harold Schechter 1999

  • "Hinnu, hinnu!" she ejaculated in undisguised surprise.

    American Indian Stories 1921

  • Lord Ravenel's extreme surprise startled him from the mere suitor into the lover; he glanced from one to the other in undisguised alarm.

    John Halifax, Gentleman 1897

  • This kind of undisguised repression of free speech may be common in autocracies, but it has no justification in a free society where everyone enjoys the liberty to speak their mind, no matter who disagrees.

    marconews.com Stories 2010

  • Toward the end of the 1930s, as America moved closer to war, this militarization of youth became the undisguised purpose of the CCC.

    A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

  • Some state constitutions permit undisguised borrowing to patch budget gaps, provided the debt is quickly paid back.

    State Budget Bunk Steven Malanga 2011

  • How do you feel about Tracey's undisguised lusting over Hugh Jackman?

    The Official THNTS FAQ Vol. 5 - Anniversary edition Tyler 2009

  • There's something about undisguised disdain for all living beings not named Jack Bauer that really works for me.

    My "List" Tyler 2009

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