Definition of obfuscation in English:
obfuscation
noun ɒbfʌsˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌɑbfəˈskeɪʃ(ə)n
mass nounThe action of making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
when confronted with sharp questions they resort to obfuscation
count noun ministers put up mealy-mouthed denials and obfuscations
Example sentencesExamples
- We have come a long way from the days when central bankers relied primarily on obfuscation and mystique.
- The families and friends of those killed have responded bitterly to the litany of obfuscations and half-truths.
- She made it clear police obfuscation would not be allowed to continue.
- There is none of the deliberate obfuscation characteristic of so much architectural theory.
- The effect of his work is not to explain anything, but rather to dramatize the purposeful obfuscation of information.
- He should also be credited for avoiding obfuscation.
- Another obfuscation involved the use of the term 'counter-insurgency'.
- Over the years he has become an expert in spin, obfuscation and, most of all, fueling speculative excess.
- The band's cryptic song titles provide unneeded obfuscation.
- I regard this as a deliberate piece of obfuscation.
Origin
Late Middle English: from late Latin obfuscatio(n-), from obfuscare 'to darken or obscure' (see obfuscate).
Definition of obfuscation in US English:
obfuscation
nounˌɑbfəˈskeɪʃ(ə)nˌäbfəˈskāSH(ə)n
The action of making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
when confronted with sharp questions they resort to obfuscation
ministers put up mealy-mouthed denials and obfuscations
Example sentencesExamples
- She made it clear police obfuscation would not be allowed to continue.
- The band's cryptic song titles provide unneeded obfuscation.
- Over the years he has become an expert in spin, obfuscation and, most of all, fueling speculative excess.
- The effect of his work is not to explain anything, but rather to dramatize the purposeful obfuscation of information.
- We have come a long way from the days when central bankers relied primarily on obfuscation and mystique.
- The families and friends of those killed have responded bitterly to the litany of obfuscations and half-truths.
- Another obfuscation involved the use of the term 'counter-insurgency'.
- There is none of the deliberate obfuscation characteristic of so much architectural theory.
- He should also be credited for avoiding obfuscation.
- I regard this as a deliberate piece of obfuscation.
Origin
Late Middle English: from late Latin obfuscatio(n-), from obfuscare ‘to darken or obscure’ (see obfuscate).