blurred Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb become glassy; lose clear vision
    glaze over; film over; blur.
    • Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep
  2. verb to make less distinct or clear
    blur.
    • The haze blurs the hills
  3. verb make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
    obscure; confuse; obnubilate; blur.
    • Her remarks confused the debate
    • Their words obnubilate their intentions
  4. verb make a smudge on; soil by smudging
    smear; smutch; smudge; blur.
  5. verb make dim or indistinct
    blear; blur.
    • The fog blurs my vision
  6. verb become vague or indistinct
    slur; dim; blur.
    • The distinction between the two theories blurred
  7. adjective satellite indistinct or hazy in outline
    muzzy; hazy; fuzzy; foggy; bleary; blurry.
    • a landscape of blurred outlines
    • the trees were just blurry shapes
  8. adjective satellite unclear in form or expression
    clouded.
    • the blurred aims of the group
    • sometimes one understood clearly and sometimes the meaning was clouded"- H.G.Wells

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