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obfuscation 

the action of making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible in order to deceive how someone may read something, similar to catfishing
Hacking obfuscation caused my computer to get a virus because I clicked on a link for payppal.com instead of paypal.com
obfuscation by destinationnowhere September 11, 2018
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Eschew Obfuscation, Espouse Elucidation 

An ironic statement that means avoid ambiguity and adopt clarity. It's ironic because it is hypocritical.
Instead of saying eschew obfuscation, espouse elucidation, Mary just told us to avoid confusion and be clear.

obfusologist

a person who inserts a word into a sentence which is completely irrelevant to the word he or she wants to use in the sentence.
dude my boss kept sadamizing me to get those reports in.
you dont know what that means do you?
you know like, putting the pressure on.
dude you are such an obfusologist.

obtusnoxious 

When a person behaves both totally obnoxious and disgustingly obtuse at the same time.
That woman is completely obnoxious and intolerably obtuse. She is constantly boasts about all the expensive things she buys, luxury vacations she goes on, and all the money she can't possibly spend. She is oblivious to the needs and limits of other people and is completely obtusnoxious.
obtusnoxious by suzgirl January 22, 2019
stupid -- dim-witted
"he seemed quite obtuse"
obtuse by Mobius July 21, 2004

obfustocracy 

The state of governance that arises when bureaucracy and obfuscation become the acceptable, operational norm.
Our current government, with the media's collusion, has created such an obfustocracy that neither the Oracle at Delphi, nor Nostradamus himself could discern what they really mean.
obfustocracy by Qubit August 27, 2012