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View synonyms for unfocused

unfocused

[ uhn-foh-kuhst ]

adjective

  1. not brought into focus; lacking proper focus:

    an unfocused camera.

  2. lacking a clear purpose or direction:

    an unfocused meeting.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of unfocused1

First recorded in 1885–90; un- 1 + focus ( def ) + -ed 2( def )

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Example Sentences

Some of Time’s Up’s employees and many of its stakeholders viewed the organization as “distracted or unfocused,” the report found.

The wide range of the subjects he tackles and the meandering, unfocused style of the writing can be irritating.

What I saw with Rudy Giuliani, who I have known for decades, was bizarre, was unfocused.

What I saw with Rudy Giuliani, who I’ve known for decades, was bizarre, was unfocused.

In this, they would be helped by the unfocused nature of the opposition.

From Ozy

“Having too much money allows you to be extraordinarily unfocused, which is a bad thing,” Lerer told me back in March.

You lethargic, unfocused, unstable, lazy, hazy, crazy time of year.

Ellie Black rouses quietly to consciousness at around 3, her eyes unfocused, mind placid.

This can lead to feeling lethargic, unfocused, and stressed out.

A lot of very young men, and more unfocused anger at the police than talk about social and economic justice.

I set it down next to the computer and kind of unfocused my eyes, trying to find things that looked out of place.

The unfocused beam can make a black surface very hot very quick.

Memories like the unfocused images of a dream one remembers in the morning jumbled in his thought.

His eyes were unfocused as he spoke softly into a mike, pulling in a message from somewhere across the galaxy.

While the psiman unfocused his eyes and mumbled under his breath I riffled some papers, relaxed and cool.

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