— obfuscation , n. — obfuscatory /ob fus"keuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj.
/ob"feuh skayt', ob fus"kayt/ , v.t., obfuscated, obfuscating .
1. to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
2. to make obscure or unclear: to obfuscate a problem with extraneous information.
3. to darken.
[ 1525-35; obfuscatus (ptp. of obfuscare to darken), equiv. to L ob- OB- + fusc ( us ) dark + -atus -ATE 1 ]
Syn. 1. muddle, perplex. 2. cloud.
Ant. 1. clarify.