obfuscate

verb
UK: /ˈɒbfʌskeɪt/
US: /ˈɑːbfʌskeɪt/

  1. To make something unclear, obscure, or difficult to understand.

    1. Don't obfuscate the issue with details.
    2. The speaker seemed to obfuscate the truth with complicated jargon.

  2. To deliberately make something difficult to understand in order to hide the truth.

    1. He tried to obfuscate his actions from her.
    2. Politicians often obfuscate their real intentions behind vague promises.

Synonyms

obscure confuse blur muddle cloud muddy complicate garble perplex mystify
obfuscate adjective

  1. Made unclear, obscure, or unintelligible.

    1. The rules are so obfuscate.
    2. The details of the deal remain obfuscate due to legal restrictions.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "obfuscate" in English means: To make something unclear, obscure, or difficult to understand., To deliberately make something difficult to understand in order to hide the truth..

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

Synonyms for "obfuscate": obscure, confuse, blur, muddle, cloud, muddy, complicate, garble, perplex, mystify.

Example usage of "obfuscate": "Don't obfuscate the issue with details.". More examples on the page.