obfuscated

ˈɑːbfəskeɪtɪd

Definition

Definition of obfuscated - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

communicationdeliberately made hard to understand or confusing

The instructions were obfuscated to prevent easy copying.
The legal clause remained obfuscated and vague.
Obfuscated data files slowed our analysis process.

clouded

cryptic

opaque

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Origin of obfuscated

Latin, obfuscare (to darken)

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French:obscur, ...
German:verschleiert, ...
Italian:offuscato, ...
Spanish:ofuscado, ...
Portuguese:obscurecido, ...
Chinese:被故意混淆, ...
Japanese:難解な, ...
Arabic:مُبْهَم, ...
Hebrew:מְעוּרְפָּל, ...
Russian:завуалированный, ...
Ukrainian:навмисно заплутаний, ...
Hindi:अस्पष्ट, ...
Bengali:অস্পষ্ট, ...
Catalan:enrevessat, ...
Czech:zamlžený, ...
Danish:obfuskret, ...
Dutch:geobfusceerd, ...
Greek:σκοπίμως συγκεχυμένος, ...
Hungarian:homályos, ...
Khmer:បំបាំងឱ្យពិបាកយល់, ...
Korean:일부러 어렵게 만든, ...
Persian:مبهم‌شده, ...
Polish:zaciemniony, ...
Portuguese (BR):ofuscado, ...
Romanian:obscur, ...
Swedish:fördunklad, ...
Thai:ทำให้ซับซ้อน, ...
Turkish:karmaşıklaştırılmış, ...
Vietnamese:bị làm rối, ...

obfuscate

ˈɑːb.fəˌskeɪt

Definition of obfuscate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

confusemake something difficult to understand on purpose

The lawyer tried to obfuscate the facts of the case.

bewilder

confuse

perplex

technology

TECH.

alter code to hide its purpose but keep function

TECH.

The developer obfuscated the code to protect intellectual property.

confuse

obscure

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Expressions with obfuscate

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obfuscate the issue

make the problem hard to understand on purpose

He tried to obfuscate the issue during the meeting.

Origin of obfuscate

Latin, obfuscare (to darken)

Examples of obfuscate in a sentence

The instructions were obfuscated to confuse the competitors.
He obfuscated the script to prevent tampering.
The software's code was obfuscated for security reasons.

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French:obscurcir, obfusquer, ...
German:verschleiern, obfuskieren, ...
Italian:offuscare, camuffare, ...
Spanish:ofuscar, enmascarar, ...
Portuguese:obscurecer, ofuscar, ...
Chinese:混淆, 加密, ...
Japanese:曖昧にする, 難読化する, ...
Arabic:غَمَّضَ, غَمَّضَ الشِّفْرَةَ, ...
Hebrew:לְטַשְׁטֵשׁ, לְעַרְפֵּל, ...
Russian:запутывать, ...
Ukrainian:заплутувати, шифрувати, ...
Hindi:बात को उलझाना, छुपाना, ...
Bengali:জটিল করা, পরিবর্তন করা, ...
Catalan:enfosquir, ofuscar, ...
Czech:zatemnit, znečitelnit, ...
Danish:tilsløre, obfuskere, ...
Dutch:verdoezelen, verduisteren, ...
Greek:συσκοτίζω, σκοτεινιάζω, ...
Hungarian:elhomályosítani, obfuszkálni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យស្មុគស្មាញដោយចេតនា, បំបាំងកូដ, ...
Korean:혼란스럽게 만들다, 난독화하다, ...
Persian:مبهم کردن, تغییر داد, ...
Polish:zaciemniać, zaciemnić, ...
Portuguese (BR):obscurecer, ofuscar, ...
Romanian:a complica, a obfusca, ...
Swedish:förvilla, fördunkla, ...
Thai:ทำให้คลุมเครือ, ทำให้โค้ดซับซ้อน, ...
Turkish:karıştırmak, gizlemek, ...
Vietnamese:làm cho mơ hồ, làm mờ, ...

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