Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfocused

/ənfˈoʊkəst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: un-fo-cused
IPA: /ənfˈoʊkəst/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English focused English unfocused From un- + focused.

Inflected Forms

more unfocused (comparative) most unfocused (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

unfocussed

Synonyms

blurry fuzzy out of focus dim distant hazy ill-defined ill-marked indefinite indistinct indistinguishable muzzy

Rhymes With

focused focussed locust refocused

Questions

How do you pronounce unfocused?: The recorded pronunciation is /ənfˈoʊkəst/.
What does unfocused mean?: Not focused
Where does unfocused come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English focused English unfocused From un- + focused.

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