obfuscation

Meaning

1. (formal, uncountable) The act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret.
2. (formal, uncountable) The act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret.
3. (formal, uncountable) Confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated, or made more opaque and muddled with the intent to obscure information.
4. (countable, formal) A single instance of intentionally obscuring the meaning of something to make it more difficult to grasp.

Synonyms

mystification

bewilderment

puzzlement

bafflement

befuddlement

bemusement

daze

confusion

blackout

fog

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katzenjammer

muddle

perplexity

recklessness

stupefaction

stupor

total eclipse

cover up

darkening

devastation

dimout

disorientation

eclipse

embarrassment

fluster

Translations

ofuscación

oscuramento

Vernebelung

συσκότιση

perde çekme

Verdunkelung

sfasamento

Vedunkelung

şaşırtma

Bestürzung

Entsetzen

Verwirrung

Konfusion

ofuscació

atabalament

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɒb.fəˈskeɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: obfuscacioun

In summary

From Middle English obfuscacioun, from Latin obfuscātiō, obfuscātiōnem, from obfuscāre (“to darken”), from ob (“over”) + fuscāre (“to make dark”), from fuscus (“dark”).