obscurantism

• Существительное, обозначающее политику или практику противодействия распространению знаний и просвещения, или намеренное действие, направленное на то, чтобы сделать что-либо неясным или трудным для понимания.

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.

uncountable

1. Opposition to enlightenmentC2formalpolitical

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

   Обскурантизм

   • 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.

   Antonymseducationenlightenmentknowledgeprogress

2. Deliberate vaguenessC2formal

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

   Намеренная неясность

   • 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.

   Synonymsambiguitymurkinessmystificationobfuscationobscurityopacityunintelligibilityvagueness

   Antonymsclarityluciditytransparency