obscurantism

obscurantism [ uh’ b-SKYOO’ R-uh’ n-tiz-uh’ m, ob-skyoo’-RAN-tiz-uh’ m ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. opposition to human progress 2. practice of withholding some information from the public by being vague
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Obscurantism- resulting out of spite and ignorance- is the main factor impeding progress in our country.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Perhaps the wilful obscurantism and dreadful English that now afflict humanities faculties in Britain as elsewhere have eroded their influence outside the academy.