Obfuscate Meaning in English

word

US

ˈɑbfəˌskeɪt

AHB-fuh-skayt

UK

ˈɒbfəskˌeɪt

OB-fuh-skayt

التعريف

To make something unclear or difficult to understand, often on purpose, by making it more complicated or confusing.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Formal and academic; often about language, instructions, or technical processes. Common in legal, technical, and software contexts. 'Obfuscate the truth' means to hide the real meaning. Not everyday conversation; more formal than 'confuse' or 'hide'.

• Spanish: ofuscar - confundir (intencionadamente)
• Portuguese (BR): ofuscar - confundir (deliberadamente)
• Portuguese (PT): ofuscar - confundir (de propósito)
• Chinese (Simplified): 混淆 - 使复杂难懂
• Chinese (Traditional): 混淆 - 使複雜難懂
• Hindi: गुमराह करना - उलझाना
• Arabic: يُعقّد - يُضلّل
• Bengali: জটিল করা - দুর্বোধ্য করা
• Russian: запутывать - затемнять
• Japanese: 難解にする - ごまかす
• Vietnamese: làm rối - che giấu (ý nghĩa)
• Korean: 애매하게 만들다 - 복잡하게 하다
• Turkish: gizlemek (anlamı) - karmaşıklaştırmak
• Urdu: مبہم بنانا - الجھانا
• Indonesian: membuat menjadi rumit - menyamarkan

جمل نموذجية

The lawyer tried to obfuscate the facts in court.

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People sometimes obfuscate instructions to make them hard to follow.

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The company’s financial report seemed designed to obfuscate losses.

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He uses big words to obfuscate what he really means.

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Instead of giving a straight answer, she tried to obfuscate with technical jargon.

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Some app developers obfuscate their code to protect it from being copied.

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