Revolutions in Communication
Obfuscation
obfuscate (õb´fûs´kât´) tr.v. -cated, -cating, -cates.1.a.To render obscure. b.To darken. 2. To confuse.: His emotiions obfuscated his judgment. [LLat.obfuscare to darken: ob (intensive) + Lat. fuscare, to darken<fuscus, dark.]
Sometimes communications develop that are meant to obscure rather than illuminate.