obfuscation

noun

Meaning

The act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret.
Confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated, or made more opaque and muddled with the intent to obscure information.
A single instance of intentionally obscuring the meaning of something to make it more difficult to grasp.

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Related words

mystification(English)puzzlement(English)bemusement(English)bafflement(English)bewilderment(English)befuddlement(English)cover-up(English)obscuration(English)obfuscated(English)encryption(English)conceal(English)harder(English)

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