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obfuscate-verb  /ˈɒbfəˌskeɪt, ɒbˈfʌskeɪt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ob-fuh-skeyt, ob-fuhs-keyt]
1. to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
2. to make obscure or unclear: to obfuscate a problem with extraneous information.
3. to darken.

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While he was sure they were meant to help, his math teacher's pictures only obfuscated him.