abstruseness

noun

Definition of abstrusenessnext
as in obtuseness

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  1. complexity
  2. difficulty
  3. complication
  4. impenetrability
Noun
  • They are not deterred by the complexities and challenges of personal injury cases.
    Chris Gallagher, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Though some of this complexity is implemented deliberately to execute organizational strategy, the reality is that much of it operates outside traditional visibility tools.
    Rajat Bhargava, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of complexity
Noun
  • The difficulty will vary from day to day, and the puzzle creators will try to surprise you sometimes.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Some of those difficulties were depicted in a recent exhibition of his paintings at Idyllwild Arts School in California, where among other painful incidents, he was left behind in freezing weather miles from home by his brother in a malicious prank.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of difficulty
Noun
  • Severe cases can involve organ damage, particularly to the brain, heart and lungs, and may result in long-term complications or death if untreated.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
  • One of her daughters, Sylvia Pasquel, said early this week that Pinal was under intensive care facing complications from an urinary infection.
    Mauricio Torres, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of complication
Noun
  • Scott blends Damon’s close-to-the-bone fragility and Alain Delon’s simmering impenetrability in making this uncertain Tom Ripley his own.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
  • But for real impenetrability from rain or snow, Gore-Tex or a membrane coated with durable water repellent (DWR) serve as the ultimate barrier.
    Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2024
Definition of impenetrability
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