unfocused

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un·fo·cused

also un·fo·cussed (ŭn-fō′kəst)

adj.

1. Not brought into focus: an unfocused lens.

2. Not centered on anything specific: "my unfocused broodings about love and loyalty" (John le Carré).

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unfocused

(ʌnˈfəʊkəst) or

unfocussed

adj

1. (of eyes) open but not looking at anything

2. not clearly formed or showing a clear purpose

3. (Photography) (of an image) blurry

4. (of the mind) lacking focus or attention

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un•fo•cused

(ʌnˈfoʊ kəst)

adj.

1. not brought into focus; lacking proper focus: an unfocused camera.

2. lacking a clear purpose, direction, or target.

Also, esp. Brit.,un•fo′cussed.

[1885–90]

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Adj.	1.	unfocused - (of an image) not being in or brought into focus; "at their edges things were pretty much out of focus" unfocussed focused, focussed - being in focus or brought into focus
	2.	unfocused - not concentrated at one point or upon one objective; "diversity...in our huge unfocused country"- Owen Wister unfocussed distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up

Translations

unfocused

unfocussed [ˈʌnˈfəʊkəst] ADJ [eyes] → desenfocado; [desires] → sin objetivo concreto, nada concreto; [energies] → que carece de dirección

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unfocus(s)ed

adj eyes → unkoordiniert; debate → weitschweifig; campaign → zu allgemein angelegt; to be unfocused (person) → sich nicht aufs Wesentliche konzentrieren

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unfocused

unfocussed [ʌnˈfəʊkəst] adj (camera) → non a fuoco; (gaze, eyes) → perso/a nel vuoto; (aims, desire) → vago/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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