obfuscation
(noun)
noun
1. confusion resulting from failure to understand
Similar word(s): bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, puzzlement
Definition categories: thought, confusedness, confusion, disarray, muddiness
2. the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
Similar word(s): mystification
Definition categories: act, activity
3. darkening or obscuring the sight of something
Definition categories: act, blackening, darkening
Sentences with obfuscation as a noun:
- During the debate, the candidate sighed at his opponent's obfuscations.
- You need to turn on obfuscation for these classes.