obscurement

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noun

The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounobscurement (countable and uncountable, plural obscurements)

plural obscurements

  1. countableuncountableThe act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured.

    Now bolder fires appear, / And o'er the palpable obscurement sport.

    a. 1702, John Pomfret, Poems upon Several Occasions

Origin

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APA

obscurement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obscurement

MLA

“obscurement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obscurement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obscurement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obscurement.

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