obscurantist

• Substantiv für eine Person, die absichtlich die Verbreitung von Wissen verhindert oder Informationen unklar und schwer verständlich macht; auch eine Person mit rückständigen, aufklärungsfeindlichen Ansichten.

A noun referring to a person who deliberately prevents the spread of knowledge or makes information unclear and difficult to understand.

1. Deliberately vague personC2formal

   A person who intentionally makes information unclear or difficult to understand, often to prevent others from learning the truth.

   Obskurant

   • The politician was accused of being an obscurantist, hiding the real facts from the public.
   • In the meeting, he acted like an obscurantist, giving confusing answers to simple questions.
   • The professor criticized the author as an obscurantist for using overly complex language.

   Synonymeequivocatormystifier