Obfuscation

/ˌɒbfəskˈe‍ɪʃən/

/ˌɑbfəˈskeɪʃən/

Obfuscation

the action of deliberately making something complicated and hard to understand

the act of darkening and making something look less clear

confusion resulting from failure to understand

synonyms : bafflement

Examples

1. No matter the obfuscation or the destiny of his legal pros, the wars was down to its essential issue.

2. - A guttural obfuscation brought on by gastrointestinal stress.

3. The deliberateness of that obfuscation was quite dramatic.

4. One of them is Finn Brunton and Helen Nissenbaum, Obfuscation, A User's Guide for Privacy and Protest.