obfuscation

ob·fus·cate

O0007300 (ŏb′fə-skāt′, ŏb-fŭs′kāt′)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.

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[Latin obfuscāre, obfuscāt-, to darken : ob-, over; see ob- + fuscāre, to darken (from fuscus, dark).]

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ob′fus·ca′tion n.ob·fus′ca·to′ry (ŏb-fŭs′kə-tôr′ē, əb-) adj.

obfuscation

(ˌɒbfʌsˈkeɪʃən) nthe 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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	obfuscation - confusion resulting from failure to understandbafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, puzzlementconfusedness, 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 bewilderedmystificationactivity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
	3.	obfuscation - darkening or obscuring the sight of somethingblackening, 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.

Translations

oscuramento