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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛ̃.dis.tɛ̃kt
"Ses pensées étaient confuses et indistinctes ce matin-là."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Lacking a clear focus, direction, or concentration; mentally distracted or scattered.
"He felt tired and unfocused throughout the entire afternoon meeting." - 2
Not concentrated at a single point; lacking optical or physical sharpness, as an image or lens.
"The photograph was blurry and unfocused, obscuring the details of the landscape."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix un- (Old English on-, meaning expressing negation or reversal) combined with focused, the past participle of focus (derived from the Latin focus, meaning hearth or fireplace, later adopted into optics and general usage by Johannes Kepler and others). The combined adjective emerged in the late 19th to early 20th century to describe a lack of visual clarity or mental concentration.
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indistinct
Transliteration: ɛ̃.dis.tɛ̃kt
"Ses pensées étaient confuses et indistinctes ce matin-là."
unkonzentriert
Transliteration: ˈʊnkɔnt͡sɛntʁiːɐ̯t
"Nach einer langen Arbeitswoche war er ziemlich unkonzentriert."
distratto
Transliteration: diˈstratto
"Lo studente era distratto e non seguiva la lezione."
descentrado
Transliteration: des.senˈtɾa.ðo
"Estaba tan cansado que se sentía completamente descentrado."
desfocado
Transliteration: deʃ.fuˈka.du
"A imagem da câmera ficou completamente desfocada."
अकेंद्रित
Transliteration: akendrit
"ध्यान भटका हुआ होने के कारण वह अपने काम पर अकेंद्रित था।"
注意力不集中的
Transliteration: zhù yì lì bù jí zhōng de
"他今天看起来有些注意力不集中。"
산만한
Transliteration: san-man-han
"그는 오늘 하루 종일 산만한 상태였다."
焦点の定まらない
Transliteration: shōten no sadamaranai
"彼は疲れていて焦点の定まらない目をしていた。"
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