noun
- the act or state of obscuring or clouding; a dimming or darkening of clarity or understanding
Usage: formal; rare; literary
Examples
- The obnubilation of the facts by misleading reports made it difficult for the public to understand the truth.
- His argument suffered from an unfortunate obnubilation of the main point.
- The obnubilation of the sky by storm clouds cast the landscape into shadow.
- Legal jargon often contributes to the obnubilation of simple concepts.
- She worked to dispel the obnubilation that had surrounded the historical record.