obscurantism

• سياسة أو ممارسة تهدف إلى منع نشر المعرفة والتنوير، أو فعل متعمد لجعل أمر ما غامضًا أو صعب الفهم.

A noun referring to a policy or practice of opposing the spread of knowledge and enlightenment, or a deliberate act intended to make something unclear or difficult to understand.

غير معدود

1. Opposition to enlightenmentC2formalpolitical

   A policy or practice of deliberately preventing the spread of knowledge, education, or intellectual progress.

   الظلامية

   • The regime's obscurantism kept the population in ignorance for decades.
   • Many critics accused the government of promoting obscurantism by censoring scientific texts.
   • The philosopher argued that obscurantism is the enemy of democracy.

   الأضدادeducationenlightenmentknowledgeprogress

2. Deliberate vaguenessC2formal

   The act of making something intentionally unclear, confusing, or difficult to understand.

   الغموض المتعمد

   • The author's use of obscure jargon was a form of obscurantism.
   • The lawyer accused the witness of obscurantism during the cross-examination.
   • His writing style is often criticized for its unnecessary obscurantism.

   المرادفاتambiguitymurkinessmystificationobfuscationobscurityopacityunintelligibilityvagueness

   الأضدادclarityluciditytransparency