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unfocused

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N F OW1 K AH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not focused

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

(of an image) not being in or brought into focus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • at their edges things were pretty much out of focus

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unfocussed

Antonyms: focused

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

not concentrated at one point or upon one objective- Owen Wister

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • diversity...in our huge unfocused country

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unfocussed

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From un- + focused.