cover-up

• Substantivo que designa a tentativa de esconder ou impedir a divulgação de informações escandalosas ou embaraçosas; também se refere ao encobrimento de um crime ou erro.

A noun referring to an attempt to prevent something scandalous or embarrassing from becoming public knowledge.

1. Concealment of scandalB2formal

   An attempt to prevent something scandalous or embarrassing from becoming public knowledge.

   Acobertamento de escândalo

   • The government was accused of a massive cover-up of the data breach.
   • The company's cover-up of the safety violations was eventually exposed by journalists.
   • The scandal led to a cover-up that involved several high-ranking officials.

   Sinônimosconspiracy of silencecoverobfuscationsmokescreensuppressionwhitewash

   Antônimosdisclosureexposurerevelation