Obfuscation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Obfuscation \Ob`fus*ca"tion\ ([o^]b`f[u^]s*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.
     [L. obfuscatio.]
     The act of darkening or bewildering; the state of being
     darkened. "Obfuscation of the cornea." --E. Darwin.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  obfuscation
       n 1: confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: {bewilderment},
             {puzzlement}, {befuddlement}, {mystification}, {bafflement},
             {bemusement}]
       2: the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving
          them baffled or bewildered [syn: {mystification}]
       3: darkening or obscuring the sight of something