defocus

diˈfoʊkəs

defocusseddefocusses

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Definition of defocus - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

distract

intr.

Rare

lose focus or concentration

intr.

Rare

He tends to defocus during long meetings.

distract

divert

sidetrack

optics

tr.

TECH.

cause a lens to be out of focus

tr.

TECH.

He defocused the camera lens for a softer effect.

blur

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Origin of defocus

Latin, de- (away) + focus (hearth/fireplace)

Examples of defocus in a sentence

Don't let the distractions defocus you from your goals.
The technician defocused the projector for a blurry image.
She accidentally defocused the telescope while stargazing.

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French:se déconcentrer, défocaliser, ...
German:den Fokus verlieren, unscharf stellen, ...
Italian:distrarsi, sfuocare, ...
Spanish:distraerse, desenfocar, ...
Portuguese:perder o foco, desfocar, ...
Chinese:失去专注, 使失焦, ...
Japanese:集中力を失う, ぼかす, ...
Arabic:فَقَدَ التَّرْكيز, أَخْرَجَ عَنِ التَّرْكِيز, ...
Hebrew:לְאַבֵּד רִכּוּז, לְהוֹצִיא מִפּוֹקוּס, ...
Russian:рассеяться, расфокусировать, ...
Ukrainian:розсіятися, розфокусувати, ...
Hindi:ध्यान हटाना, फोकस से बाहर करना, ...
Bengali:মনোযোগ হারানো, ফোকাসের বাইরে করা, ...
Catalan:distraure's, desenfocar, ...
Czech:rozptýlit se, rozostřit, ...
Danish:miste fokus, defokusere, ...
Dutch:concentratie verliezen, onscherp stellen, ...
Greek:αποσπώμαι, αποεστιάζω, ...
Hungarian:elveszíteni a fókuszt, életlenné tenni, ...
Khmer:បាត់ការផ្ដោតអារម្មណ៍, ធ្វើឲ្យកែវឡង់មិនច្បាស់, ...
Korean:집중력을 잃다, 흐리게 하다, ...
Persian:حواس‌پرت شدن, از فوکوس خارج کرد, ...
Polish:tracić koncentrację, rozmywać, ...
Portuguese (BR):perder o foco, desfocar, ...
Romanian:a pierde concentrarea, a defocaliza, ...
Swedish:tappa fokus, defokusera, ...
Thai:เสียสมาธิ, ทำให้ไม่โฟกัส, ...
Turkish:dikkatini dağıtmak, odak dışı bırakmak, ...
Vietnamese:mất tập trung, làm mờ, ...

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