Obscurantism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The principles or practice of obscurants.
  • n. A policy of withholding information from the public.
  • n. A style in art and literature characterized by deliberate vagueness or obliqueness.
  • n. An example or instance of this style.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A state of opposition to human progress or enlightenment.
  • n. Being deliberately obscure or vague.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The system or the principles of the obscurants.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Opposition to the advancement and diffusion of knowledge; a tendency or desire to prevent inquiry or enlightenment; the principles or practices of obscurantists.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a deliberate act intended to make something obscure
  • n. a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    deception    dissimulation    dissembling    deceit    policy   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    incorrigibility    obtuseness    overshooting    inertness    femicide   
     
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