obscurantism

 
Pronunciation: /ˌɒbskjʊˈrantɪz(ə)m/

noun

[mass noun]
  • the practice of deliberately preventing the facts or full details of something from becoming known: allegations in the Press about government obscurantism

Derivatives

obscurant

noun & adjective

obscurantist

noun & adjective

Origin:

mid 19th century: from earlier obscurant, denoting a person who obscures something, via German from Latin obscurant- 'making dark', from the verb obscurare