secret

/ˈsiːkrət/ adjective

Definition

› If something is secret, other people are not allowed to know about it: a secret affair/meeting I'll tell you but you must keep it secret.

secret admirer/drinker, etc › someone who does something or feels something without telling other people about it

secretly adverb › He secretly taped their conversation. → See also top-secret

(Definition of secret adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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