verb
- making something unclear, confusing, or difficult to understand
Usage: present participle of obfuscate
Examples
- The politician was obfuscating the real issues with complex jargon.
- Stop obfuscating and give me a straight answer.
- The dense legal language was obfuscating the contract’s true meaning.
- He accused the company of obfuscating their financial problems.
- The professor’s obfuscating explanations only confused the students more.
- Rather than obfuscating the facts, we need clear communication.