Definition: To deliberately make something unclear or difficult to understand.
Part of speech: Verb
Example: The politician’s speech was designed to obfuscate the real issues and mislead the public.
Synonym: confuse, obscure, muddle, complicate, cloud
Antonym: clarify, simplify, elucidate, explain
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