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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

모호하게 함

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mohohage ham

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Obscuration/ˌɒb.skjʊˈreɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #14500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그 보고서는 진실의 모호하게 함을 목적으로 했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action or process of making something dark, unclear, or difficult to see.

    "The sudden obscuration of the sun by volcanic ash caused a drop in temperature."
  2. 2

    The deliberate concealment of the truth or meaning of something to prevent clear understanding.

    "Critics accused the administration of deliberate obscuration regarding the budget deficit."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Middle English word obscuracion, coming from Latin obscurationem, meaning the act of darkening. This stems from the verb obscurare, formed from the prefix ob- (against, over) and obscurus (dark, dim). Over centuries, the term evolved from literal darkening of light to include metaphorical and technical concealment of information or visibility.

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