noun🔗ShareOne who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist."The obscurants in the debate deliberately used confusing jargon to hide their weak arguments. "personphilosophyattitudepoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom; an agent of endarkenment."The politician dismissed scientific findings about climate change, revealing himself as one of the obscurants hindering progress towards a sustainable future. "personphilosophycultureattitudesocietyeducationcharactermindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres."The company's reliance on jargon and internal memos filled with deliberately vague language suggested that the management were obscurants who wanted to hide their decision-making processes from employees. "politicsphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
