verb
- to cloud, obscure, or make unclear; to confuse or bewilder
Usage: formal; rare; literary
Examples
- The dense fog seemed to obnubilate the entire landscape.
- His convoluted explanation only served to obnubilate the issue further.
- Emotional reactions can obnubilate rational judgment.
- The author's cryptic writing style tends to obnubilate rather than illuminate the narrative.
- Misinformation obnubilates public understanding of the scientific findings.