Tra từ obscure - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - verb

1. make less visible or unclear (Freq. 3)
- The stars are obscured by the clouds
- the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley
• Syn:
befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog,
cloud, mist
• Derivationally related forms:
fog (for: fog)
• Hypernyms:
hide, conceal
• Hyponyms:
overshadow
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. make obscure or unclear (Freq. 2)
- The distinction was obscured
• Syn:
bedim, overcloud
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred (Freq. 2)
- Her remarks confused the debate
- Their words obnubilate their intentions
• Syn:
confuse, blur, obnubilate
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
muddy
• Verb Group:
confuse, confound
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
• Topics:
linguistics
• Hypernyms:
reduce
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
- a hidden message
- a veiled threat
• Syn:
blot out, obliterate, veil, hide
• Derivationally related forms:
hiding (for: hide), obliterable (for: obliterate)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
mystify
• Verb Group:
obliterate, efface
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

II - adjective

1. not clearly understood or expressed (Freq. 4)
- an obscure turn of phrase
- "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard
- "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin
- "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke
• Syn:
vague
• Similar to:
unclear
• Derivationally related forms:
vagueness (for: vague), obscurity, obscureness
2. marked by difficulty of style or expression (Freq. 2)
- much that was dark is now quite clear to me
- those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure
• Syn:
dark
• Similar to:
incomprehensible, uncomprehensible
• Derivationally related forms:
obscurity, obscureness, darkness (for: dark)
3. difficult to find
- hidden valleys
- a hidden cave
- an obscure retreat
• Syn:
hidden
• Similar to:
concealed
4. not famous or acclaimed
- an obscure family
- unsung heroes of the war
• Syn:
unknown, unsung
• Similar to:
inglorious
• Derivationally related forms:
obscurity, obscureness
5. not drawing attention
- an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet
- an obscure flaw
• Syn:
unnoticeable
• Similar to:
inconspicuous, invisible
• Derivationally related forms:
unnoticeableness (for: unnoticeable)
6. remote and separate physically or socially
- existed over the centuries as a world apart
- "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson
- tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization
- an obscure village
• Syn:
apart, isolated
• Similar to:
unconnected