obfuscation complication misunderstanding muddle deception mystification evasiveness sophism sophistry muddying equivocation prevarication confusion waffle fudging obscurity vagueness ambiguity equivocality indefiniteness incertitude enigma inconclusiveness abstruseness inexplicability equivocalness inscrutability inscrutableness uncertainty indistinctness opaqueness haziness indeterminateness opacity imprecision nebulosity nonsense question mystery conundrum concealment hiding ignorance quiet silence compliment disregard neglect praise benightedness bewilderment destruction puzzlement stupidity misconception misinterpretation dimness mistake release misapprehension incomprehension unfamiliarity obliviousness unenlightenment unawareness miscalculation misjudgement unconsciousness misjudgment misreading obtuseness unknowing adulteration corruption crudeness dirtying pollution rudeness worsening quotation quote beginning commencement opening start