NOUN | cognition | obfuscation, bewilderment, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement | confusion resulting from failure to understand |
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act | obfuscation, mystification | the activity of obscuring / obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered | |
act | obfuscation | darkening or obscuring the sight of something |
Sounds | aa.bfahskey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | confusion resulting from failure to understand. | |
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Synonyms | bewilderment, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement | |
Broader | confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray | A mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior |
Spanish | abobamiento, alelamiento, atolondramiento, atontamiento, atontolinamiento, desconcierto, ofuscación, perplejidad | |
Catalan | atabalament, embadaliment, embadocament, esbojarrament, ofuscació | |
Verbs | obfuscate | make obscure or unclear |
Meaning | The activity of obscuring / obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered. | |
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Synonym | mystification | |
Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
Verbs | obfuscate | make obscure or unclear |
Meaning | darkening or obscuring the sight of something. | |
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Broader | blackening, darkening | changing to a darker color / color |
Spanish | ofuscación | |
Verbs | obfuscate | make obscure or unclear |
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