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obscuring

ob·scure
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh b-skyoo r]
    • /əbˈskyʊər/
    • /əbˈskjʊər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh b-skyoo r]
    • /əbˈskyʊər/

Definitions of obscuring word

  • adjective obscuring (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract. 1
  • adjective obscuring not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive: obscure motivations. 1
  • adjective obscuring (of language, style, a speaker, etc.) not expressing the meaning clearly or plainly. 1
  • adjective obscuring indistinct to the sight or any other sense; not readily seen, heard, etc.; faint. 1
  • adjective obscuring inconspicuous or unnoticeable: the obscure beginnings of a great movement. 1
  • adjective obscuring of little or no prominence, note, fame, or distinction: an obscure French artist. 1
See all 16 definitions of obscuring

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Origin of obscuring

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Old French oscur, obscur < Latin obscūrus dark

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Parts of speech for Obscuring

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Obscuring

obscuring popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

obscuring usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for obscuring

noun obscuring

  • disorientation — to disorient.
  • occlusion — the act or state of occluding or the state of being occluded.
  • confusion — If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
All 3 Synonyms of obscuring

Top questions with obscuring

  • what does obscuring mean?

Related words

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    Camouflage consists of things such as leaves, branches, or brown and green paint, which are used to make it difficult for an enemy to see military forces and equipment.

  • disorient

    to cause to lose one's way: The strange streets disoriented him.

  • masking

    a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity.

  • obscuration

    the act of obscuring.

  • reductionism

    the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.

  • senile macular degeneration

    a type of macular degeneration that is one of the leading causes of blindness in the elderly and in which tiny blood vessels grow into the macula of the retina, obscuring vision. Abbreviation: SMD.
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