Guise and Situation

Guise

Guise noun - A display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive.

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Situation and guise are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Situation" instead a noun "Guise".

Situation noun - Position with regard to conditions and circumstances.

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Guise and situation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Guise" instead a noun "Situation".

Nearby Words: situate, situated, situating

normal	normal guise	normal situation
usual	usual guise	usual situation
current	current guise	current situation
entire	entire guise	entire situation
Other adjectives: real, new, different.

This trope describes the situation where a character with a Secret Identity pretends, in their civilian guise, to be friends with that identity.

Source: Friend Of Masked Self
Was Liu Bei really the great protector of the Han dynasty he claimed to be, scheming for power under the guise of humility and using the situation and his (admittedly distant) connection to the royal family to his advantage, or little more than a pawn in Zhuge Liang's plans?

Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Literature

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