(ת') מעורפל; אפל; אלמוני; לא ברור

(פ') לערפל; לטשטש

adj. vague, hazy; dark, dim; unknown, concealed, mysterious; not clear; hard to understand; not noticeable; of little importance

v. make vague; make indistinct; make cloudy

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Verb
1. make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"
(synonym) befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist
(hypernym) hide, conceal
(hyponym) overshadow
2. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
(synonym) confuse, blur, obnubilate
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) muddy
(verb-group) confuse, confound
3. make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured"
(synonym) bedim, overcloud
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) mystify
4. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
(synonym) blot out, obliterate, veil, hide
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
5. make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake"
(synonym) benight, bedim
(hypernym) darken

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Adjective
1. not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke
(synonym) vague
(similar) unclear
2. marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure"
(synonym) dark
(similar) incomprehensible, uncomprehensible
3. difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat"
(synonym) hidden
(similar) concealed
4. not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war"
(synonym) unknown, unsung
(similar) inglorious, dishonorable
5. not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw"
(synonym) unnoticeable
(similar) inconspicuous, invisible
6. remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village"
(synonym) apart(p), isolated
(similar) unconnected

nf. gloom, dimness, sadness

adj. dark, obscure; opaque, mirk, cloudy; gloomy, abstruse, dim

adj. obscure, vague, hazy; unknown, concealed, mysterious