obfuscation
/ɒbfʌsˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun]
The 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...
- There is none of the deliberate obfuscation characteristic of so much architectural theory.
- He should also be credited for avoiding obfuscation.
- We have come a long way from the days when central bankers relied primarily on obfuscation and mystique.
Origin
Late Middle English: from late Latin obfuscatio(n-), from obfuscare 'to darken or obscure' (see obfuscate).
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