blur
verb
[ bləː ]
• make or become unclear or less distinct.
• "tears blurred her vision"
Similar:
make indistinct,
make vague,
unfocus,
soften,
obscure,
dim,
fade,
make hazy,
fog,
cloud (over),
bedim,
befog,
becloud,
blear,
make unclear,
make less distinct,
muddy,
muddle,
mix up,
confuse,
obfuscate,
cloud,
garble,
lessen,
weaken,
muddy the waters,
become dim,
become less sharp,
dull,
numb,
deaden,
decrease,
diminish,
reduce,
mute,
tone down,
indistinct,
blurry,
fuzzy,
hazy,
misty,
foggy,
shadowy,
smoky,
faint,
unclear,
vague,
indefinite,
unfocused,
lacking definition,
ill-defined,
out of focus,
nebulous,
woolly,
muzzy,
bleary,
blur
noun
• a thing that cannot be seen or heard clearly.
• "the pale blur of her face"
Similar:
indistinct shape,
hazy shape,
vague shape,
haze,
cloud,
mist,
smear,
smudge,
haziness,
indistinctness,
fogginess,
murkiness,
cloudiness,
blur
adjective
• (of a person) stupid, clumsy, or confused.
• "it was kinda funny seeing how blur someone can be when having to do a task they have no clue about"
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘smear that partially obscures something’): perhaps related to blear.
