obfuscation
/ˌɑb.fəˈskeɪ.ʃən/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English
Meaning
noun
The act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret.
Formal; Uncountable
noun
The act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret.
Formal; Uncountable
noun
Confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated, or made more opaque and muddled with the intent to obscure information.
Formal; Uncountable
noun
A single instance of intentionally obscuring the meaning of something to make it more difficult to grasp.
Countable; Formal
Example Sentences
- "Until the 1920s, American newspapers heavily relied upon their London correspondents, the British Press and Reuters (which had a mutually beneficial, monopoly agreement with the Government of India for preferential access) for news about India. The news was hence generally from the British perspective and news obfuscation attempts on events that cast the Raj in a poor light, like details of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, usually succeeded."
- "You need to turn on obfuscation for these classes."
- "During the debate, the candidate sighed at his opponent's obfuscations."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: obfuscacioun, obfuscatio
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɑb.fəˈskeɪ.ʃən/
- British English: /ˌɒb.fəˈskeɪ.ʃən/