·a verbal error in which a speaker accidentally
transposes the initial sounds or letters of two or more words, often to
humorous effect, as in the sentence you have hissed the mystery
lectures.
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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