obscure instructions
/ɒbˈskjuːr ˌɪnstrʌkʃənz/ · ob.ˈskure ˌin.struc.tions
noun
- Instructions that are unclear, ambiguous, or difficult to understand. The user manual contained obscure instructions that made it hard to assemble the furniture.
- Instructions that are intentionally vague or misleading. The company's marketing materials included obscure instructions to make the product seem more complicated than it was.
Synonyms
vague instructionsambiguous directionscryptic guidanceobfuscatory instructionsequivocal instructionsenigmatic directionsobnubilating instructionsperplexing guidanceobtuse instructions
Antonyms
Did you know? The phrase 'obscure instructions' is often used in a humorous or ironic way to describe situations where the instructions are intentionally confusing or misleading.