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blurred adjective [ bləːd ]

• unable to see or be seen clearly.
• "blurred vision"

blur verb

• 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,
Opposite: sharpen, focus, clear, distinct,
Origin: mid 16th century (in the sense ‘smear that partially obscures something’): perhaps related to blear.


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