obscurant.
Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.
Meaning & usage
Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.
Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic.
Where this word comes from
Entering English circa 1793–1799: From German Obskurant and French obscurant, from classical Latin obscūrant-, stem of obscūrāns, present participle of obscūrāre (“to obscure”), from obscūrus (“dark”).
One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.
A person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom; an agent of endarkenment.
An opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres.
Where this word comes from
Entering English circa 1793–1799: From German Obskurant and French obscurant, from classical Latin obscūrant-, stem of obscūrāns, present participle of obscūrāre (“to obscure”), from obscūrus (“dark”).
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