obfuscation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɒb.fəˈskeɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌɔb.fəˈskæɪ.ʃən/ (Australia)
- /ˌɒb.fəˈskeɪ.ʃən/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- /ˌɑb.fəˈskeɪ.ʃən/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- [ˌɔ̟b.fəˈskæɪ.ʃən] (New-Zealand)
- /ˌɒb.fəˈskæɪ.ʃən/ (New-Zealand)
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Etymology
From Middle English obfuscacioun, from Latin obfuscātiō, obfuscātiōnem, from obfuscāre (“to darken”), from ob (“over”) + fuscāre (“to make dark”), from fuscus (“dark”).
Meanings
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(formal, uncountable) 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.
Until the 1920s, American newspapers heavily relied upon their London correspondents, the British Press and Reuters (which had a mutually beneficial, monopoly agreement with the Government of India for preferential access) for news about India. The news was hence generally from the British perspective and news obfuscation attempts on events that cast the Raj in a poor light, like details of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, usually succeeded.
2023 August 25, Nandini Rathi, “Making of the Mahatma: How Gandhi became a US news star in the 1930s”, in The Indian Express:
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(formal, uncountable) 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. ▸ The alteration of computer code to preserve its behavior while concealing its structure and intent.
You need to turn on obfuscation for these classes.
- (formal, uncountable) Confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated, or made more opaque and muddled with the intent to obscure information.
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(countable, formal) A single instance of intentionally obscuring the meaning of something to make it more difficult to grasp.
During the debate, the candidate sighed at his opponent's obfuscations.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| obfuscations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (26)
pt ofuscamento (confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated) · de Entstellung (alter computer code, preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent) · el σύγχυση (confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated) · tr şaşırtma (confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated) · de Verdunkelung (act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something) · fr obscurcissement (act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something) · de Verdunkelung (confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated) · fr obfuscation (alter computer code, preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent) · de Vernebelung (confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated) · el συσκότιση (act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something) · ar تَعْتِيم (alter computer code, preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent) · de Vernebelung (intentionally obscuring the meaning of something to make it more difficult to grasp) · tr perde çekme (act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something) · bg замъгляване (act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something) · el συσκότιση (confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated) · bg объркване (confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated) · de Verschleierung (intentionally obscuring the meaning of something to make it more difficult to grasp) · de Vernebelung (act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something) · tr perde çekme (intentionally obscuring the meaning of something to make it more difficult to grasp) · ar تَشْوِيش (act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something) · de Verschleierung (act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something) · pt ofuscamento (act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something) · pt ofuscamento (intentionally obscuring the meaning of something to make it more difficult to grasp) · tr gizleme (act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something) · el θόλωση (intentionally obscuring the meaning of something to make it more difficult to grasp) · tr şaşırtma (intentionally obscuring the meaning of something to make it more difficult to grasp)