I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb
Etymology: from hush! hush!, repeated imperative use of hush (I)
1. : to enjoin to silence
was hush-hushed by army censors when he started to report soldier opinion on the issue
2. : hush vt 3
II. adjective
: marked by secrecy or concealment : kept from public knowledge : secret , confidential
a specific cure for one of the hush-hush diseases, gonorrhea — Science News Letter
decreed an end to the … hush-hush atmosphere that has shielded major presidential policies — Ray Tucker
specifically : subject to official censorship
military intelligence, cryptography, secret chemical corps projects and other hush-hush assignments — Sidney Shalett
of all air corps planes, this is the most hush-hush — D.C.Cooke
III. noun
: a policy or atmosphere of concealment : secrecy , suppression
the hush-hush surrounding new car design
after decades of hush-hush, the problem of mental illness is now being openly discussed
specifically : censorship
wartime hush-hush concerning plane losses