obfuscation vs confusedness

obfuscation and confusedness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
obfuscation	Yes	No	No	No
confusedness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, confusedness is a hypernym of obfuscation; that is, confusedness is a word with a broader meaning than obfuscation:

obfuscation: confusion resulting from failure to understand
confusedness: a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

Other hypernyms of obfuscation include confusion, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness.

obfuscation (noun)	confusedness (noun)
the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered	a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
darkening or obscuring the sight of something
confusion resulting from failure to understand