abstruse

adjective
UK: /æbˈstruːs/
US: /æbˈstruːs/

  1. Difficult to understand; obscure.

    1. The poem's abstruse language made it hard to follow. [ ] [ ]
    2. The professor's lectures were so abstruse that students struggled to grasp the concepts about abstruse theories. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

profound enigmatic complex recondite obscure

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "abstruse" is /æbˈstruːs/ in British English and /æbˈstruːs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "abstruse": profound, enigmatic, complex, recondite, obscure.

Example usage of "abstruse": "The poem's abstruse language made it hard to follow.". More examples on the page.