🔤 Obfuscation (Noun)
IPA: //ˌɒbfʌsˈkeɪʃən//
✨ Use obfuscation when clarity is lost not by mistake, but by design.
🧠 Meaning
The act of making something unclear or difficult to understand, often deliberately.
✍️ Example Sentences
🔹 The company’s financial report was full of jargon and obfuscation.
🔹 His speech was an intentional obfuscation to avoid answering the real question.
📜 Word Origin
From Latin obfuscare (“to darken, obscure”), from ob- (“over”) + fuscus (“dark”).
💡 Did You Know?
While obscurity can happen by accident, obfuscation is usually on purpose—often to mislead or confuse.
🏷️ Related Words
#confusion
#muddling
#vagueness
#ambiguity
#blurring
#concealment
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