OBFUSCATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does obfuscation mean? 

• OBFUSCATION (noun)
  The noun OBFUSCATION has 3 senses:

1. confusion resulting from failure to understand

2. the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered

3. darkening or obscuring the sight of something

  Familiarity information: OBFUSCATION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OBFUSCATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Confusion resulting from failure to understand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

bafflement; befuddlement; bemusement; bewilderment; mystification; obfuscation; puzzlement

Hypernyms ("obfuscation" is a kind of...):

confusedness; confusion; disarray; mental confusion; muddiness (a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior)

Derivation:

obfuscate (make obscure or unclear)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

mystification; obfuscation

Hypernyms ("obfuscation" is a kind of...):

activity (any specific behavior)

Derivation:

obfuscate (make obscure or unclear)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Darkening or obscuring the sight of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("obfuscation" is a kind of...):

blackening; darkening (changing to a darker color)

Derivation:

obfuscate (make obscure or unclear)