obscurant

/əbˈskjʊrənt/
adjective
  1. Tending to make something unclear or difficult to understand; deliberately confusing.
    • The politician's obscurant language confused the audience.
    • The report was so obscurant that nobody could follow it.
    • His obscurant explanations only made the problem worse.
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noun
  1. A person who tries to prevent knowledge or understanding, often by making things confusing.
    • Obscurants in the government blocked the release of important data.
    • The professor was accused of being an obscurant who hid the truth.
    • He was an obscurant who opposed teaching science in schools.