clouded

[klou-did]

adjective

1. confused; muddled; disordered.

   a mind clouded by sorrow.

2. covered with or as if with clouds.

Other Word Forms

• unclouded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of clouded¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; cloud + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Although Singapore’s economy has held up relatively well so far this year, some analysts warn that the trade outlook remains clouded by global uncertainties.

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But information about the situation has been clouded by the government shutdown, which has limited incoming economic data in recent weeks.

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But this obsession is so clouded by ignorance and false assumptions that the nature and direction of the relationship is never straightforward.

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While the economy can continue to grow for some time while its foundations erode, policymakers are left with a clouded picture of its underlying condition.

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They were constrained, however, by a boss with an imperfect understanding of the nuances of his own business, and whose judgment was clouded by his insecurity.

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