obscure
ob|scure /ɒbskj'ʊər/ (obscurer obscurest obscures obscuring obscured)
1 [ADJ]
If something or someone is obscure, they are unknown, or are known by only a few people.
The origin of the custom is obscure...
The hymn was written by an obscure Greek composer for the 1896 Athens Olympics.
2 [ADJ]
Something that is obscure is difficult to understand or deal with, usually because it involves so many parts or details.
The contracts are written in obscure language...
≠ straightforward
3 [VERB] V n
If one thing obscures another, it prevents it from being seen or heard properly.
One wall of the parliament building is now almost completely obscured by a huge banner.
4 [VERB] V n, V n
To obscure something means to make it difficult to understand.
...the jargon that frequently obscures educational writing...
This issue has been obscured by recent events.
1 [ADJ]
If something or someone is obscure, they are unknown, or are known by only a few people.
The origin of the custom is obscure...
The hymn was written by an obscure Greek composer for the 1896 Athens Olympics.
2 [ADJ]
Something that is obscure is difficult to understand or deal with, usually because it involves so many parts or details.
The contracts are written in obscure language...
≠ straightforward
3 [VERB] V n
If one thing obscures another, it prevents it from being seen or heard properly.
One wall of the parliament building is now almost completely obscured by a huge banner.
4 [VERB] V n, V n
To obscure something means to make it difficult to understand.
...the jargon that frequently obscures educational writing...
This issue has been obscured by recent events.