Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfocus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: un-fo-cus
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bring out of focus.

Transitive verb

verb

To move the input focus away from.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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.”"
"to unfocus a window"

Etymology

From un- + focus.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

unfocuses (present, singular) unfocusses (present, singular) unfocusing (participle, present) unfocussing (participle, present) unfocused (participle, past) unfocused (past) unfocussed (participle, past) unfocussed (past)

Synonyms

blur

Questions

What does unfocus mean?: To bring out of focus.
Where does unfocus come from?: From un- + focus.

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