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abstrusenesses

n.
C2 Proficiency ab·struse·ness·es

n. the quality of being very difficult to understand or hard to explain. It describes things that are so complex or strange that they confuse people.

n. the quality of being obscure, difficult to comprehend, or lacking in clarity. Often used to describe abstract or highly technical subjects that resist simple explanation.


SIMPLE

The professor's lecture was full of abstrusenesses that confused the students.

CONTEXTUAL

The legal document was so full of abstrusenesses that even the lawyers struggled to find a clear path forward.

COMPLEX

The philosopher argued that the abstrusenesses of his theory were not a flaw, but a necessary consequence of addressing the most fundamental questions of existence.

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