"obnubilation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɒbnjuːbɪˈleɪʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation], [ɒbnjuːbɪˈleɪʃn̩] [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: obnubilations [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin obnūbilātiō. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|obnūbilātiō}} Late Latin obnūbilātiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} obnubilation (countable and uncountable, plural obnubilations)
  1. The action of darkening or fact of being darkened, as with a cloud; obscuration. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (action of darkening or fact of being darkened): pimentäminen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-obnubilation-en-noun-sI0RHk60 Disambiguation of 'action of darkening or fact of being darkened': 92 2 2 4
  2. (medicine, specifically) Obscuration or clouding of the mind or faculties. Tags: countable, specifically, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (medicine: obscuration or clouding of the mind or faculties): obskuraatio (Finnish), obnubilation [feminine] (French), obnubilation [feminine] (Middle French)
    Sense id: en-obnubilation-en-noun-rsDwzBbG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 43 4 43 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'medicine: obscuration or clouding of the mind or faculties': 20 74 2 4
  3. (rare, literally) A veiling with or concealment in clouds. Tags: countable, literally, rare, uncountable Translations (veiling with or concealment in clouds): pilviverho (Finnish), obnubilation [feminine] (French), ewrkirin (Northern Kurdish)
    Sense id: en-obnubilation-en-noun-8nmi84ws Disambiguation of 'veiling with or concealment in clouds': 2 1 96 1
  4. Something that obscures or causes confoundment; an obfuscation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-obnubilation-en-noun-NFUT-8-N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 43 4 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: obnubilate [adjective, verb], obnubilated [adjective], obnubilous [adjective]

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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "medicine: obscuration or clouding of the mind or faculties",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obnubilation"
    },
    {
      "code": "frm",
      "lang": "Middle French",
      "sense": "medicine: obscuration or clouding of the mind or faculties",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obnubilation"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "veiling with or concealment in clouds",
      "word": "pilviverho"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "veiling with or concealment in clouds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obnubilation"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "veiling with or concealment in clouds",
      "word": "ewrkirin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "obnubilation"
}

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