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.
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I never wanted, nor do I want, to be wealthy, so greed and hurry never clouded my thinking.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
The picture is clouded by Jofra Archer's involvement at the IPL, probably delaying his England return until the second Test.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
U.S. stocks traded mixed, with Intel climbing and helping to brighten a market clouded by war anxiety.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
It declined 9% the second week of February after an earnings reaction clouded by higher memory prices.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
One day, Tao Tao was introduced to a “predator”—a clouded leopard stuffed toy, smeared with leopard pee and poo and plopped in the middle of the forest.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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