unfocus

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verb

To bring out of focus.

“to unfocus a window”

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Meanings

verbunfocus (third-person singular simple present unfocuses or unfocusses, present participle unfocusing or unfocussing, simple past and past participle unfocused or unfocussed)

present singular third person unfocuses · present singular third person unfocusses · participle present unfocusing · participle present unfocussing · participle past unfocused · past unfocused · participle past unfocussed · past unfocussed

  1. transitiveTo bring out of focus.

    Pancake writes: “If you can unfocus your eyes right — and Corey can — wading the creek is like walking the aisle of a Wal-Mart made for Corey, with all the price tags saying free.”

    2007 October 14, Jack Pendarvis, “Buried Alive”, in New York Times
  2. transitivecomputingTo move the input focus away from.

    to unfocus a window

    Synonyms: blur

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo move the input focus away from.

Similar
blur
Also see
blur

Origin

From un- + focus.

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APA

unfocus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfocus

MLA

“unfocus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfocus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfocus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfocus.

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