OBFUSCATION

obfuscation

(noun) darkening or obscuring the sight of something

mystification, obfuscation

(noun) the activity of obscuring people’s understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered

bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement

(noun) confusion resulting from failure to understand

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

obfuscation (countable and uncountable, plural obfuscations)

(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.

(computing, uncountable) The alteration of computer code to preserve its behavior while concealing its structure and intent.

(uncountable) Confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated, or made more opaque and muddled with the intent to obscure information.

(countable) A single instance of intentionally obscuring the meaning of something to make it more difficult to grasp.

Source: Wiktionary

Ob`fus*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. obfuscatio.]

Definition: The act of darkening or bewildering; the state of being darkened. "Obfuscation of the cornea." E. Darwin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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