unfocused
Americanadjective
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not brought into focus; lacking proper focus.
an unfocused camera.
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lacking a clear purpose or direction.
an unfocused meeting.
Etymology
Origin of unfocused
First recorded in 1885–90; un- 1 + focus ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Like, his eyes look unfocused and his mouth is hanging open a bit and his beloved juice box seems forgotten.
From Literature
“You have a lot of light around you,” she said, her eyes seeming unfocused as she rested her vision on a candle flickering to the left of me.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet works of high seriousness were never his strong suit, as his rambling and distressingly unfocused Eisenhower Memorial in Washington showed.
The rest of the time, though, things are pretty but unfocused, like dreams that are half-remembered, not tangible enough to incur real meaning.
From Los Angeles Times
Back then it was hard to get approval from the police, and the march was a chaotic, unfocused event.
From BBC
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