hush-hush

(hŭsh′hŭsh′)

adj. Informal

Secret; confidential.

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hush-hush

adj

informal (esp of official work, documents, etc) secret; confidential

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

hush′-hush′

adj.

highly secret or confidential.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

hush-hush - conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"

clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, undercover, underground, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, secret, surreptitious

covert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"

hush-hush

adjective (Informal) secret, confidential, classified, top-secret, restricted, under wraps Though these meetings were hush-hush there were sometimes leaks.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

hush-hush

adjective

1. Informal. Known about by very few:

auricular, confidential, inside, private, secret.

2. Informal. Existing or operating in a way so as to ensure complete concealment and confidentiality:

clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, covert, huggermugger, secret, sub rosa, undercover.

Idiom: under wraps.

Translations

hush-hush

[ˈhʌʃˈhʌʃ] ADJ → muy secreto

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hush-hush

adj (inf) → streng geheim

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hush-hush

[ˈhʌʃˈhʌʃ] adj (fam) → segretissimo/a

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