obnubilation
French, noun/ɔb.ny.bi.la.sjɔ̃/
obnubilation is spelled O-B-N-U-B-I-L-A-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 51 million words in written French, the 226,484th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obnubilation is a French feminine noun meaning “a disorder of consciousness characterised by slowed and obscured thought, obnubilation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’obnubiler ; état de ce qui est obnubilé”.
What does obnubilation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobsoleteperception of objects as if seen through a cloud, dazzlement, obnubilation
- 2
femininea disorder of consciousness characterised by slowed and obscured thought, obnubilation
- 3
femininethe state of being covered with clouds or fog, obnubilation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’obnubiler ; état de ce qui est obnubilé. 2. Obscurcissement de la conscience.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of obnubilation
- obnubilations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce obnubilation?
- /ɔb.ny.bi.la.sjɔ̃/
- \ɔb.ny.bi.la.sjɔ̃\
- [ɔb.n̪y.bi.l̪a.sjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is obnubilation in French?
obnubilation appears about once in every 51 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).