obfuscation

nouns

confusion resulting from failure to understand
bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, obfuscation, puzzlement
is derived from
obfuscate
the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
mystification, obfuscation
is derived from
obfuscate
darkening or obscuring the sight of something
obfuscation
is derived from
obfuscate
is a type of (narrower)
changing to a darker color
blackening, darkening