English Explanatory Dictionary

obnubilation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The action of darkening or fact of being darkened, as with a cloud; obscuration.
  2. Obscuration or clouding of the mind or faculties.
  3. A veiling with or concealment in clouds.
  4. Something that obscures or causes confoundment; an obfuscation.

Pronunciation

/ɒbnjuːbɪˈleɪʃən/ [ɒbnjuːbɪˈleɪʃn̩]

Word forms

obnubilation obnubilations

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin obnūbilātiō. Compare brain fog as a similar metaphor. By surface analysis, obnubilate + -ion.

Related words

obnubilate obnubilated obnubilous
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