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Word: Obscurant
Speech Type: Noun
ˈɒbskjʊr(ə)nt
a person who deliberately prevents the facts or full details of something from becoming known; an obscurantist
Short Definition:person who deliberately prevents facts or full details of something from becoming known
Examples:- he is no pious obscurant wishing for a return to the days when issues were never discussed
something used to hinder visibility
Short Definition:something used to hinder visibility
Examples:- smoke and other obscurants have been used in wars dating back to the ancient Greeks
Word: Obscurant
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈɒbskjʊr(ə)nt
deliberately preventing the facts or full details of something from becoming known; obscurantist
Short Definition:deliberately preventing facts or full details of something from becoming known
Examples:- the use of obscurant language
having the effect of hindering visibility
Short Definition:having effect of hindering visibility
Examples:- obscurant clouds
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