·1 (as adjective extenuating) (of a factor or
situation) acting in mitigation to lessen the seriousness of guilt or an
offence:hunger and poverty are not treated by the courts as extenuating
circumstances
·2 (usually as adjective extenuated) literary make (someone) thin:drawings of extenuated figures
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
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