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- Dictionaryobfuscation/ˌɒbfʌˈskeɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible: "when confronted with sharp questions they resort to obfuscation"
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OBFUSCATION definition: 1. the act of making something less clear and less easy to understand, especially intentionally, or…. Learn more.
The meaning of OBFUSCATE is to throw into shadow : darken. How to use obfuscate in a sentence. Try to Understand the Roots of Obfuscate
OBFUSCATE definition: 1. to make something less clear and harder to understand, especially intentionally: 2. to put…. Learn more.
OBFUSCATE meaning: 1. to make something less clear and harder to understand, especially intentionally: 2. to put…. Learn more.
The confusion that results when something is muddled or obfuscated is also called obfuscation. If you intentionally make something more complex or more difficult to see or understand, then you are guilty of obfuscation.
To obfuscate something means to deliberately make it seem confusing and difficult to understand. [formal] They are obfuscating the issue, as only insurance companies can. [VERB noun] Macdonald accepted that such information could be used to obfuscate and to mislead. [VERB] Synonyms: obscure, confuse, cloud, blur More Synonyms of obfuscate.
Definition of obfuscation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Obfuscation is the obscuring of the intended meaning of communication by making the message difficult to understand, usually with confusing and ambiguous language.
The earliest known use of the noun obfuscation is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for obfuscation is from before 1425, in Guy de Chauliac's Grande Chirurgie . obfuscation is a borrowing from Latin .
Definition of obfuscate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
