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bombast

noun/ˈbɑːm.bæst/

high-sounding language with little meaning used to impress people

The speaker filled his presentation with bombast, making it hard for anyone to understand what he was really saying.

pompgrandiloquenceverbosity
word origin — from Latin 'bombasta' meaning cotton or padding, used metaphorically for inflated language