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obscurant

The correct spelling is obscurant.

How to pronounce obscurant

noun

IPA: /ɒbˈskjʊəɹənt/

Say it like: Obs-cur-ant

The correct spelling is obscurant. One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.
  2. 2.A person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom; an agent of endarkenment.
  3. 3.An opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres.

adjective

  1. 1.Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.
  2. 2.Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic.

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