hush-hush

• Bezeichnet etwas, das geheim oder vertraulich ist und oft nicht öffentlich bekannt werden soll; wird meist umgangssprachlich verwendet.

Describes something that is secret or confidential, often used in informal contexts.

1. Secretive or confidentialB2informal

   Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; kept secret from others.

   Geheim

   • The project was so hush-hush that even the employees didn't know about it.
   • They held a hush-hush meeting to discuss the merger.
   • The details of the mission remain hush-hush for security reasons.

   Synonymebehind-the-scenesclandestineconfidentialcovertoff the recordprivatequietsecretsurreptitiousundercover

   Antonymeknownopenovertpublic