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obscurantist

/əbˈskjʊə.rən.tɪst/

Tradução: Substantivo que designa uma pessoa que se opõe deliberadamente à difusão do conhecimento ou do esclarecimento, ou que torna a informação obscura e difícil de entender.

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noun

/əbˈskjʊə.rən.tɪst/C2formal
  • ptSubstantivo que designa uma pessoa que se opõe deliberadamente à difusão do conhecimento ou do esclarecimento, ou que torna a informação obscura e difícil de entender.

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.

    ptObscurantista

    • 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.

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  • obscurantists plural form
  • obscurantists' possessive plural form
  • obscurantist's possessive singular form