Websters Word for the week of January 26, 2026
1a: to throw into shadow : darken
b: to make obscure : hide
Moisture caused minerals in the stone and brick walls to rise up and obfuscate the frescoes with a thin coating of white salts.
—Elizabeth Helman Minchilli
… the strong performance of the few can obfuscate the mediocrity of the many.
—Christopher Lynch
… he decides not to obfuscate his past in order to protect his success.
—Judith Martin
c: to make more difficult to understand
In response to some of the most pointed queries, the company offered replies that obfuscated the issues.
—Colin Lecher
2: confuse
The story was so lengthy and wordy that it obfuscated the reader.
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