Associations to the word «Smokescreen»

Wiktionary

SMOKESCREEN, noun. Smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover, as of troops in battle.
SMOKESCREEN, noun. Anything used metaphorically to conceal or distract.

Dictionary definition

SMOKESCREEN, noun. (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements.
SMOKESCREEN, noun. An action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.