ปกปิด
conceal
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- 1 conceal、keep secret、cover up
Describes deliberately keeping facts, information, feelings, or wrongdoing from being known or seen by others.
conceal、keep secret、cover up
Means to deliberately keep something from being discovered or revealed. With wrongdoing, mistakes, or evidence, it often has the critical sense of “cover up.”
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อย่าปกปิดความรู้สึกของตัวเอง yàa pòkpìt khwaam rúu sʉ̀k khɔ̌ɔŋ tua eeŋ Don't hide your feelings. อย่าปกปิดความรู้สึกของตัวเอง details
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เรื่องนี้ถูกปกปิดมานาน rʉ̂aŋ níi thùuk pòkpìt maa naan This matter has been kept hidden for a long time. เรื่องนี้ถูกปกปิดมานาน details
Learning notes
Explanation
ปกปิด is a transitive verb that focuses on preventing something from becoming known, rather than simply placing a physical object out of sight. It combines ปก, “to cover,” and ปิด, “to close or block,” creating the image of covering something over. It can be neutral when referring to secrets or feelings, but often means “cover up” when the object is a mistake, wrongdoing, or evidence. The usual pattern is ปกปิด + object. To name the person from whom something is concealed, use ปกปิด + object + จาก + person. ถูกปกปิด means “to be concealed,” and การปกปิด is the usual noun form meaning “concealment” or “a cover-up.”
Usage
Used when someone withholds a secret, the truth, information, or personal feelings from family, friends, or colleagues. It is also common in news, investigations, and legal contexts involving attempts by people, companies, or governments to conceal wrongdoing, evidence, or mistakes.
Caution
Do not use ปกปิด for closing a door, covering a container, or turning something off; use ปิด in those cases. For physically hiding a person or object, ซ่อน is usually the more natural choice.
Differences from similar words
1 conceal synonyms
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ซ่อน is broadly used for hiding people or physical objects so they cannot be found. ปกปิด focuses more on preventing facts, information, feelings, or misconduct from becoming known.
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ปิดบัง likewise means to keep facts or feelings from being known and is very close in meaning. ปกปิด is especially common in more formal or critical contexts involving the concealment of mistakes, wrongdoing, or evidence.