obfuscate

/ˈɒbfʌskeɪt/verb

To make something confusing or difficult to understand on purpose.

Example sentence

“Politicians sometimes obfuscate the facts with complicated jargon.”

A favourite in tech and legal criticism: jargon obfuscates. The noun is 'obfuscation'.

Featured as word of the day on April 27, 2026.

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