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obfuscate

UK
/ˈɒb.fə.skeɪt/
US
/ˈɑb.fə.skeɪt/
obfuscateverb
obfuscated
Past Simple
obfuscated
Past Participle
obfuscating
Gerund
UK
/ˈɒb.fə.skeɪt/
US
/ˈɑb.fə.skeɪt/
Translations
The politician tried to obfuscate the issue by using complex jargon.
Le politicien a essayé d'obscurcir le débat en utilisant un jargon complexe.
Additional translations
obfusquerSurtout dans le registre informatique ou technique.
Definitions
To deliberately make something unclear or difficult to understand.
The politician tried to obfuscate the issue by using complex jargon.
To make something obscure or unintelligible.
The instructions were obfuscated by the technical language used.
Synonyms
distract
mystify
baffle
bewilder
complicate
muddle
cloud
confuse
Antonyms
clarify
illuminate
explain
obfuscatepast participle
Definitions
Made obscure or unclear; rendered difficult to understand.
The obfuscated code was impossible to maintain.
obfuscategerund / present participle
Definitions
Causing confusion or obscurity; tending to make something hard to understand.
The report's obfuscating language frustrated the reviewers.
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