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obscured

/əbskjˈʊɹd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
ob-scured
IPA
/əbskjˈʊɹd/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of obscure

adj

Made hidden, less visible, or dark.

Inflected Forms

more obscured (comparative) most obscured (superlative)

Derived Forms

obscuredly unobscured

Rhymes With

secured assured cured insured endured ensured toured matured lured uninsured unsecured reassured

Questions

How do you pronounce obscured?
The recorded pronunciation is /əbskjˈʊɹd/.
What does obscured mean?
simple past and past participle of obscure

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