obscurantism

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Noun obscurantism has 2 senses

obscurantism - a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
--₁ is a kind of policy
obscurantism - a deliberate act intended to make something obscure
--₂ is a kind of deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation