Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Obfuscation \Ob`fus*ca"tion\, n. [L. obfuscatio.]
   The act of darkening or bewildering; the state of being
   darkened. ``Obfuscation of the cornea.'' --E. Darwin.

Source : WordNet®

obfuscation
     n 1: confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: {bewilderment},
           {puzzlement}, {befuddlement}, {mystification}, {bafflement},
           {bemusement}]
     2: the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving
        them baffled or bewildered [syn: {mystification}]
     3: darkening or obscuring the sight of something