obfuscation
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
confusion resulting from failure to understand
Types & categories
- disarray hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
Types & categories
- activity hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
darkening or obscuring the sight of something
Types & categories
- blackening hypernym
Related & opposite
- obfuscate derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mystify |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | confound |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | baffle |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | obfuscate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | discombobulate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | puzzle |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | disarray |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mystify |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | baffle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | obfuscate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | activity |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | obfuscate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | blackening |