Definition of OBFUSCATION

obfuscation

Meanings

Plural: obfuscations

Noun

  • confusion resulting from failure to understand
  • the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
  • darkening or obscuring the sight of something
  • The act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret.
  • The act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret.
  • The alteration of computer code to preserve its behavior while concealing its structure and intent.
  • Confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated, or made more opaque and muddled with the intent to obscure information.
  • A single instance of intentionally obscuring the meaning of something to make it more difficult to grasp.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English obfuscacioun, from Latin obfuscātiō, obfuscātiōnem, from obfuscāre (“to darken”), from ob (“over”) + fuscāre (“to make dark”), from fuscus (“dark”).

Scrabble Score: 18

obfuscation is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
obfuscation is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
obfuscation is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

obfuscation is a valid Words With Friends word