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How to Pronounce "obfuscate"

word

ˈɑbfəˌskeɪt
AHB-fuh-skayt
ˈɒbfəskˌeɪt
OB-fuh-skayt

Definition

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

IPA Transcription

American English

ˈɑbfəˌskeɪt

British English

ˈɒbfəskˌeɪt

Simplified Pronunciation

US

AHB-fuh-skayt

UK

OB-fuh-skayt

Listen in Context

The lawyer tried to obfuscate the facts in court.

People sometimes obfuscate instructions to make them hard to follow.

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

He uses big words to obfuscate what he really means.