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. |
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