obfuscation

English Thesaurus

1. darkening or obscuring the sight of something (noun.act)

hypernym	:	blackening, darkening,
definition	:	changing to a darker color (noun.act)

2. the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered (noun.act)

hypernym	:	activity,
definition	:	any specific behavior (noun.act)

3. confusion resulting from failure to understand (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	confusedness, confusion, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness,
definition	:	a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior (noun.cognition)

4. darkening or obscuring the sight of something (noun.act)

derivation	:	obfuscate,
definition	:	make obscure or unclear (verb.communication)

5. the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered (noun.act)

derivation	:	mystify,
definition	:	make mysterious (verb.change)

derivation	:	amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex,
definition	:	be a mystery or bewildering to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	obfuscate,
definition	:	make obscure or unclear (verb.communication)

6. confusion resulting from failure to understand (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	mystify,
definition	:	make mysterious (verb.change)

derivation	:	bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw,
definition	:	be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex,
definition	:	be a mystery or bewildering to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	obfuscate,
definition	:	make obscure or unclear (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bemuse, bewilder, discombobulate, throw,
definition	:	cause to be confused emotionally (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	puzzle,
definition	:	be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide (verb.emotion)

7. darkening or obscuring the sight of something (noun.act)

derivation	:	obfuscate,
definition	:	make obscure or unclear (verb.communication)

8. the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered (noun.act)

derivation	:	mystify,
definition	:	make mysterious (verb.change)

derivation	:	amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex,
definition	:	be a mystery or bewildering to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	obfuscate,
definition	:	make obscure or unclear (verb.communication)

9. confusion resulting from failure to understand (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	mystify,
definition	:	make mysterious (verb.change)

derivation	:	bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw,
definition	:	be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex,
definition	:	be a mystery or bewildering to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	obfuscate,
definition	:	make obscure or unclear (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bemuse, bewilder, discombobulate, throw,
definition	:	cause to be confused emotionally (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	puzzle,
definition	:	be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide (verb.emotion)