offuscationn.

Brit.

/ˌɒfʌˈskeɪʃn/,

/ˌɒfəˈskeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌɑfəˈskeɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1500s offuscacyon, 1600s– offuscation.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French offuscation; Latin offuscation-, offuscatio, obfuscatio.

Etymology: < Middle French, French offuscation action of concealing, obscuring, darkening (1430 as ofuscacion denoting the weakening of the eyes) and its etymon post-classical Latin offuscation-, offuscatio, variant (compare ob- prefix) of obfuscatio obfuscation n. Compare Italian offuscazione (a1406), Spanish ofuscación (1424 as ofuscaçion ), Catalan ofuscació (1805). See etymological note at offuscate v.

Now rare.

Obscuration, confusion; = obfuscation n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > intellectual ignorance > [noun]

thesterc897

blindness971

theosterleykc1000

darkness?c1425

offuscation1502

obscurationa1550

Cimmerianism1630

benightment1651

blindfoldedness1863

benightedness1865

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > [noun] > making or becoming dark, dim, or obscure

obscurationa1550

overcasting1598

obnubilation1610

obtenebration1626

overclouding1648

offuscation1756

1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) iv. xx. sig. y.ii ^v To knowe offuscacyon of the very knowlege.

1624 J. Donne Deuotions 6 These thunders, sodaine noises; these Eclypses, sodain offuscations, & darknings of his senses.

1629 Bp. J. Hall Reconciler 16 The wofull and gloomie offuscations of the Church.

1756 Philos. Trans. 1755 (Royal Soc.) 49 410 The atmosphere..had the appearance of clouds and notable offuscation.

1863 E. Bulwer-Lytton Caxtoniana II. 191 This offuscation of intelligence in verse-writers.

1870 W. Mountford Miracles 450 Candor, at this present time is not liable to a tenth part of the offuscation, to which a member of the Sanhedrin was subject by the mere act of entering the chamber of the Council.

1995 Re: keep the Bastards Honest! in aus.politics (Usenet newsgroup) 2 Dec. No amount of offuscation and petty arguments about the form and legitimacy of the enquiry will change the facts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	offuscation
释义	offuscationn. Brit. /ˌɒfʌˈskeɪʃn/, /ˌɒfəˈskeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌɑfəˈskeɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1500s offuscacyon, 1600s– offuscation. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French offuscation; Latin offuscation-, offuscatio, obfuscatio. Etymology: < Middle French, French offuscation action of concealing, obscuring, darkening (1430 as ofuscacion denoting the weakening of the eyes) and its etymon post-classical Latin offuscation-, offuscatio, variant (compare ob- prefix) of obfuscatio obfuscation n. Compare Italian offuscazione (a1406), Spanish ofuscación (1424 as ofuscaçion ), Catalan ofuscació (1805). See etymological note at offuscate v. Now rare. Obscuration, confusion; = obfuscation n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > intellectual ignorance > [noun] thesterc897 blindness971 theosterleykc1000 darkness?c1425 offuscation1502 obscurationa1550 Cimmerianism1630 benightment1651 blindfoldedness1863 benightedness1865 the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > [noun] > making or becoming dark, dim, or obscure obscurationa1550 overcasting1598 obnubilation1610 obtenebration1626 overclouding1648 offuscation1756 1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) iv. xx. sig. y.ii ^v To knowe offuscacyon of the very knowlege. 1624 J. Donne Deuotions 6 These thunders, sodaine noises; these Eclypses, sodain offuscations, & darknings of his senses. 1629 Bp. J. Hall Reconciler 16 The wofull and gloomie offuscations of the Church. 1756 Philos. Trans. 1755 (Royal Soc.) 49 410 The atmosphere..had the appearance of clouds and notable offuscation. 1863 E. Bulwer-Lytton Caxtoniana II. 191 This offuscation of intelligence in verse-writers. 1870 W. Mountford Miracles 450 Candor, at this present time is not liable to a tenth part of the offuscation, to which a member of the Sanhedrin was subject by the mere act of entering the chamber of the Council. 1995 Re: keep the Bastards Honest! in aus.politics (Usenet newsgroup) 2 Dec. No amount of offuscation and petty arguments about the form and legitimacy of the enquiry will change the facts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1502
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