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unfocused

Syllabification: (un·fo·cused)
Pronunciation: /ˌənˈfōkəst/

(also unfocussed)
Definition of unfocused

adjective

  • (of a person or their eyes) not seeing clearly; appearing glazed or expressionless.
  • (of an optical device) not adjusted to focus:perpetually unfocused binoculars
  • (of a lens) not making incident light rays meet at a single point.
  • (of an object of vision) not in focus; indistinct.
  • (of feelings or plans) without a specific aim or direction:my aspirations to write history were real but unfocused
Unfocused can also be spelled unfocussed, with a double s; both are correct.

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