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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries曖昧にする
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aimai ni suru
"彼は事実を曖昧にしようとした。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To deliberately make something difficult to understand.
"The lawyer's convoluted language served to obfuscate the true nature of the contract." - 2
To confuse or bewilder.
"The technical jargon used in the report seemed designed to obfuscate rather than clarify the findings."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'obfuscare', formed from the prefix ob- ('over' or 'against') and fuscare ('to darken', from fuscus 'dark brown'). Entering the English language in the 16th century, the term originally meant to cover over with darkness physically, but it has evolved metaphorically to describe the intentional obscuring of meaning, clarity, or truth.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Obfuscate" is said worldwide
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Obfusquer
Transliteration: ob-fyoo-skay
"Il a utilisé des termes techniques pour obfusquer le rapport."
Verschleiern
Transliteration: fer-shly-er-en
"Er versuchte, die Wahrheit zu verschleiern."
Offuscare
Transliteration: of-fu-ska-re
"Ha cercato di offuscare i dettagli del progetto."
Ofuscar
Transliteration: o-fus-kar
"El lenguaje técnico puede ofuscar el mensaje."
Ofuscar
Transliteration: o-fus-kar
"Ele tentou ofuscar a verdade com suas palavras."
धुंधलाना
Transliteration: dhundhalana
"उसने रिपोर्ट को धुंधलाने की कोशिश की।"
模糊
Transliteration: móhú
"他试图模糊事实。"
모호하게 하다
Transliteration: mohohage hada
"그는 사실을 모호하게 하려고 했다."
曖昧にする
Transliteration: aimai ni suru
"彼は事実を曖昧にしようとした。"
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