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How to pronounce obfuscation in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, puzzlement
Type of disarray, mental confusion, confusedness, confusion, muddiness
Derivation obfuscate
Type Words
Synonyms mystification
Type of activity
Derivation obfuscate
Type Words
Type of darkening, blackening
Derivation obfuscate

Examples of obfuscation

obfuscation
While often terminology is understandable, the use of Latin helps in obfuscation.
From the guardian.co.uk
More than any actual financial liability, that obfuscation proved the last straw.
From the economist.com
But it's not just blatant Establishment media obfuscation that's at fault here.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
It is the same obfuscation that is so prevalent in the rest of the press release.
From the techcrunch.com
Perhaps the Marienbad style of ostentatious obfuscation is a young man's game.
From the time.com
For example, the female chimpanzee and the lioness go for massive obfuscation.
From the economist.com
Hitherto, the government's instinct was to withdraw into arithmetical obfuscation.
From the economist.com
I guess that doesn't make for a pretty good commercial, hence the obfuscation.
From the huffingtonpost.com
I don't always like obfuscation myself, but there is a place for it in poetry.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Bewilderment: confusion resulting from failure to understand
  • Mystification: the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
  • Darkening or obscuring the sight of something
  • (obfuscate) make obscure or unclear
  • "Obfuscation" is a song by Between the Buried and Me. The song was released as the first single from their sixth album The Great Misdirect.
  • (obfuscate) To make dark; overshadow; To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth; To alter code while preserving its behavior but conceal its structure and intent
  • (obfuscatory) Tending to obfuscate; intended to conceal the truth by confusion
  • (OBFUSCATE) This verb doesn't have a specific meaning related to computing, though it does seem to apply to a lot of computer jargon. It means "to deliberately make something unclear or difficult to understand, by making use of unfamiliar terminology". ...
  • (Obfuscate) By using this incredible power, Cainites are able to hide themselves from mortal eyes. If they do not choose to be seen of their own free will, they can stay hidden for indefinite lengths of time. ...