Word
obscurantism, n.
(obscurantisms)
a deliberate act intended to make something obscure
<noun.act>
obscurantism
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
obscurantist
semantic pointers
hypernym
deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
<noun.cognition>
obscurantism
semantic pointers
hypernym
policy