English▸ noun [mass noun] the action of making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible:
when confronted with sharp questions they resort to obfuscation
[count noun] ministers put up mealy-mouthed denials and obfuscations.
– ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin obfuscatio(n-), from obfuscare ‘to darken or obscure’ (see obfuscate).