obfuscation vs mental confusion

obfuscation and mental confusion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
obfuscation	Yes	No	No	No
mental confusion	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

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

obfuscation (noun)	mental confusion (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