🔤 Obfuscate (Verb)

IPA: //ˈɒbfʌskeɪt//

✨ Use obfuscate when someone isn’t just unclear—they’re making things foggy on purpose.

🧠 Meaning

To deliberately make something unclear or difficult to understand; to confuse or muddle.

✍️ Example Sentences

🔹 The company’s spokesperson tried to obfuscate the issue with vague jargon and technicalities.

🔹 Politicians often obfuscate the truth to avoid answering direct questions.

📜 Word Origin

From Latin obfuscare, from ob- ("over") + fuscus ("dark") — literally "to darken over."

💡 Did You Know?

Obfuscate is often used when someone intentionally clouds the truth—like hiding facts under layers of complexity.

🏷️ Related Words

#confuse #blur #obscure #cloud #mislead #befuddle

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