This is the 15444th most frequent German word.
verschweigen
To conceal or keep secret.
Here, "verschwiegen" means not disclosing or hiding information, as it's tied to deliberately not revealing the truth.
Er hat mir die Wahrheit verschwiegen.
He withheld the truth from me.
In this sentence, "verschweigen" refers to the act of keeping emotions to oneself and not expressing them outwardly.
Sie wollte ihre Gefühle vor der Klasse verschweigen.
She wanted to conceal her feelings from the class.
Here, the word "verschweigen" conveys the idea of not informing or revealing a specific piece of information to a group or audience.