obnubilação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin obnūbilātiōnem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.bi.nu.bi.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [o.bi.nu.bi.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ob.nu.bi.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ob.nu.bi.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.bi.nu.bi.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [o.bi.nu.bi.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ob.nu.bi.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ob.nu.bi.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ob.nu.bi.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ob.nu.bi.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /o.bi.nu.bi.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [o.bi.nu.bi.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.bnu.bi.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ɔ.βnu.βi.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: ob‧nu‧bi‧la‧ção

Noun

obnubilação f (plural obnubilações)

1. (medicine) obnubilation (difficulty in thinking clearly)
2. obnubilation; obfuscation (the process of making or becoming confusing)

   Synonyms: ofuscamento, ofuscação

Related terms

• obnubilado
• obnubilar