Definition of "obfuscation" in English

noun

1. (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.

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

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

   • During the debate, the candidate sighed at his opponent's obfuscations.