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obscurants

/əbˈskjʊərənts/ /ɒbˈskjʊərənts/

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noun

Obscurantiste

One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.

Examples :

"The obscurants in the debate deliberately used confusing jargon to hide their weak arguments. "

Les obscurantistes du débat ont délibérément utilisé un jargon confus pour cacher leurs arguments faibles.

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noun

Obscurantiste

A person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom; an agent of endarkenment.

Examples :

"The politician dismissed scientific findings about climate change, revealing himself as one of the obscurants hindering progress towards a sustainable future. "

Le politicien a rejeté les conclusions scientifiques sur le changement climatique, se révélant ainsi comme un des obscurantistes entravant les progrès vers un avenir durable.

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noun

Obscurantiste, opposant à la transparence

An opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres.

Examples :

"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. "

Le recours de l'entreprise au jargon et aux notes internes remplies d'un langage délibérément vague suggérait que la direction était composée d'obscurantistes qui voulaient cacher leurs processus décisionnels aux employés.

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