If clarity shines a light on something, obfuscating it is casting a shadow over it. The word “obfuscate” is cloaked in darkness, and often describes things that are shrouded in mystery, are ...

Word of the day: Language does not only illuminate; at times, it conceals. Obfuscate is a word that captures this deliberate act of making something unclear, confusing or difficult to understand.

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