obscurantism
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ob·scu·rant·ism
/ əbˈskyoŏrənˌtizəm; äb-; ˌäbskyəˈran-/
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n.
the practice of deliberately preventing the facts or full details of something from becoming known.
DERIVATIVES:
ob·scu·rant
/ ˈäbskyərənt/ n. & adj.
ob·scu·rant·ist
n. & adj.
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