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noun
The action of darkening or fact of being darkened, as with a cloud; obscuration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Obscuration or clouding of the mind or faculties.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
A veiling with or concealment in clouds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, literally, rare, uncountable
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noun
Something that obscures or causes confoundment; an obfuscation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
Borrowed from Late Latin obnūbilātiō. Compare brain fog as a similar metaphor. By surface analysis, obnubilate + -ion.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
