ob·fus·cate ( b f -sk t , b-f skt)tr.v. ob·fus·cat·ed, ob·fus·cat·ing, ob·fus·cates 1. To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand: "A great effort was made . . . to obscure or obfuscate the truth" (Robert Conquest). 2. To render indistinct or dim; darken: The fog obfuscated the shore. [Latin obfusc re, obfusct-, to darken : ob-, over; see ob- + fuscre, to darken (from fuscus, dark).]ob fus·cation n.ob·fus ca·tory (b-fsk-tôr , -t r, b-) adj. |
obfuscation [ˌɒbfʌsˈkeɪʃən]
n
the act or an instance of making something obscure, dark, or difficult to understand
obfuscation
the process of darkening or obscuring so as to hinder ready analysis.
See also: Thinking
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| Noun | 1. | obfuscation - confusion resulting from failure to understand confusedness, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness, confusion - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions" |
| 2. | obfuscation - the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" | |
| 3. | obfuscation - darkening or obscuring the sight of something blackening, darkening - changing to a darker color |
obfuscation
noun evasiveness, shuffling, deception, fudging, waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), equivocation, prevarication, sophistry, obliqueness, sophism His speech was incomprehensible and full of obfuscation.
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