OBNUBILATION

Etymology

Noun

obnubilation (countable and uncountable, plural obnubilations)

The action of darkening or fact of being darkened, as with a cloud; obscuration. [1610]

(medicine, specifically) Obscuration or clouding of the mind or faculties. [1753]

(rare, literally) A veiling with or concealment in clouds. [1814]

Something that obscures or causes confoundment; an obfuscation. [1999]

Source: Wiktionary



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INCURRING

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