clouded
Americanadjective
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confused; muddled; disordered.
a mind clouded by sorrow.
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covered with or as if with clouds.
Other Word Forms
- unclouded adjective
Etymology
Origin of clouded
Example Sentences
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“This increasingly delicate balance, coupled with mounting questions about the overall impact of AI and the debt levels used to fund its expansion, has further clouded the long-term outlook.”
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Investors have also been piling into bond markets on fears that AI advances will decimate the job market, while hotter-than-expected producer prices have clouded hopes for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
For now, that excitement is clouded with uncertainty.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
The data follows a rise in consumer confidence in January, though economic and income expectations were clouded by rising geopolitical concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
But then again, it did have a sort of mid-twentieth-century look, and its history always seemed clouded, like no one’s stories about the place ever matched your own, so you stopped offering others your details.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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