obfuscate
/ˈɒbfəskeɪt/
EN
To deliberately make something unclear, confusing, or difficult to understand; also refers to obscuring code or data to make analysis harder.
The politician tried to obfuscate the issue to avoid answering the reporter's question.
Etymology
Obfuscate comes from the Latin obfuscare, meaning 'to darken' or 'to cloud'. It entered English in the 16th century, originally used literally to describe darkening something before taking on its common figurative meaning.
Translations
简体中文
混淆,模糊,使困惑
繁體中文
混淆,模糊,使困惑
日本語
曖昧にする,混乱させる
한국어
혼동시키다,애매하게 만들다
Deutsch
verschleiern,verwirren
Español
ofuscar,confundir
Português
ofuscar,confundir
Français
obscurcir,embrouiller
Català
ofuscar,embullir
Tiếng Việt
làm mờ,làm khó hiểu
Collocations
obfuscate the truthobfuscate an issuecode obfuscateobfuscate meaning
Synonyms
confuseobscuremuddlecloudbefuddle
Antonyms
clarifyexplainilluminateuncoverreveal
Related Words
obfuscationconfusionambiguityrhetorichiding