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Confusion resulting from failure to understand
Answer for the clue "Confusion resulting from failure to understand ", 11 letters:
obfuscation
Word definitions for obfuscation in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
" Obfuscation " is a song by Between the Buried and Me . The song was released as the first single from their fifth album The Great Misdirect . "Obfuscation" appears as the second track on the album, directly following up from the previous track, "Mirrors" ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., originally medical, "the darkening of a sore," from Latin obfuscationem (nominative obfuscatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of obfuscare (see obfuscate ).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: bewilderment , puzzlement , befuddlement , mystification , bafflement , bemusement ] the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered [syn: mystification ] darkening ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Obfuscation \Ob`fus*ca"tion\ ([o^]b`f[u^]s*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. The act of darkening or bewildering; the state of being darkened. ``Obfuscation of the cornea.'' --E. Darwin.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The act or process of obfuscate, or obscure#verb the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret. 2 (context uncountable English) ...
Usage examples of obfuscation.
That might lead to a great deal of obfuscation in many cases, but it would accomplish two things.
He produced another form, an Instant Action Chit, which stated that no excuses would be tolerated in the paying of this demand, and that any obfuscation on the part of the requisite clerk would be met with Pecuniary Punishment, viz.
When they complained that issues were seldom discussed, that the debate got too personal, that in the end a fog of obfuscation was thrown over everything, they were missing the point: An election is an art form.
Thus the soul of the most powerful city on the planet had at its core a profound obfuscation and confusion.
There were the things Moriarty had said to me, full of hints and obfuscations but rich in material.
I could not understand nor tolerate this smug secret thing which, through screens and obfuscations, played meadow doctor to the world and cured field beasts.
There were the things Moriarty had said to me, full of hints and obfuscations but rich in material.
Never mind the hedgings and fudgings, never mind the scholarly obfuscations.
What I did was prey on their weakness for obfuscation and self-indulgence.