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blur

blur

146 4.2
A hazy image or memory that is hard to see clearly
  • noun
  • /blɜr/
translation icon : desenfoque
  • Everything happens so fast, it's just a blur.
  • image blur

And he seemed to live in this kind of blur of WhatsApp and YouTube and porn.

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Examples

  • The past few days have been such a blur, I'm just trying to get used to freedom again.

  • It's all a bit of a blur.

  • That blur of light in the family photo?

  • Last few years have been a bit of a blur.

  • And just like I thought, it is one big blur.

  • From that point on, life was a blur of constant activity and very long work weeks.

    Academic text (1996)
  • And it is this constant blur of fantasy and reality.

  • From those years, I mostly remember a blur of endings: Beverly and Judy.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Cars swished by in yellow blurs, the confusion of horns drowned in the powdered snow.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The photograph was just a blur after the camera moved too quickly.

Synonyms

fuzz
vsblur
4 6.4

A feeling of not seeing or remembering things clearly

refers to a hazy object or memory rather than an internal mental state
blurriness
vsblur
2 4.5

A lack of clear detail in what you see or in a picture

is a particular hazy or indistinct thing rather than a general quality
fuzziness
vsblur
2 5.8

A blurry picture or idea hard to see and understand

applies to hazy things in memory or detail as well as appearance
fogginess
vsblur
1 4.4

A feeling of being confused and slow to think

applies to a particular hazy object, memory, or detail rather than a general state
unsharpness
vsblur
6.7

Lack of clear detail that makes pictures or thoughts hard to understand

is about any hazy or indistinct thing rather than specifically lacking focus
furriness
vsblur
5.4

A soft, blurred effect in a picture or recording that makes details unclear

focuses on hazy appearance, memory, or detail rather than sound quality

Antonyms

30 2.7

How easy it is to see through something like clean water

5 3.2

How clear and detailed an image or sound appears

How Blurry

obscurity
1 6.9
to haze
1 4.7
blur
146 4.2
to smudge
30 3.7

Surface Forms

blur singular
blurs plural

Etymology

Blur comes from an old word for a 'smear' or 'spot', so a blur is like a smudge you cannot see clearly.