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Obfuscate vs Confused - What's the difference?

obfuscate | confused |

As verbs the difference between obfuscate and confused

is that obfuscate is to make dark; overshadow while confused is (confuse).

As adjectives the difference between obfuscate and confused

is that obfuscate is (obsolete) obfuscated; darkened; obscured while confused is (lb) unable to think clearly or understand.

obfuscate

English

Verb

(obfuscat)
  • To make dark; overshadow
  • To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.
  • Before leaving the scene, the murderer set a fire to obfuscate any evidence of his or her identity.
  • (computing) To alter code while preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent.
  • We need to obfuscate these classes before we ship the final release.

    Synonyms

    * (to make dark) darken, eclipse, overshadow * (to deliberately make more confusing) confuse, muddle, obscure

    Antonyms

    * (to deliberately make less confusing) explain, simplify

    Derived terms

    * obfuscatable * unobfuscatable

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.
  • confused

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (confuse)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (lb) unable to think clearly or understand
  • (lb) disoriented
  • chaotic, jumbled or muddled
  • making no sense; illogical
  • embarrassed
  • Synonyms

    (checksyns) * puzzled * perplexed