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fog

fog

53 6.0
A state of confusion that makes it hard to think clearly
  • noun
  • /fɔg/
translation icon : niebla mental
  • Long COVID includes things like brain fog, fatigue, POTS, and other stuff.
  • fog in the mind
  • fog of war

They like that because within that battle is the fog of war.

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Examples

  • Sometimes you study so much and you have like this brain fog and you can't focus.

  • But that was a classic brain fog moment.

  • That will reduce brain fog in many cases.

  • That will reduce brain fog in many cases.

  • I think we had all been living in a fog since my father left.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • And through the fog of his disease, I saw a flicker of light that was the man I married.

  • My mind's in a muddle, like in a thick fog.

  • It has helped me so much with night sweats, brain fog and sleeping better.

  • I can't say that I'm not disappointed, but as my father used to say, "Failure is the fog through which we glimpse triumph."

  • After a long night of studying, I woke up with a terrible case of fog that made it hard to concentrate.

Synonyms

confusion
vsfog
389 1.8

A time when things are not organized and people do not know what to think or do

is the same mental lack of clarity used as a simple description
daze
vsfog
20 5.3

A short time when you feel confused and cannot think clearly

is a general mental lack of clarity not tied to shock or injury
haze
vsfog
16 6.2

A state of confusion when your thoughts feel unclear

is similar but focuses on lack of clear thinking rather than vagueness
incoherence
vsfog
5 7.3

Speech or writing that is unclear and hard to follow

focuses on general unclear thought rather than only language output
fuzz
vsfog
4 6.4

A feeling of not seeing or remembering things clearly

is specifically about confused thinking rather than visual blurring
1 4.9

A state when a person cannot think clearly and feels lost

is the same general mental lack of clarity rather than a medical label
fogginess
vsfog
1 4.4

A feeling of being confused and slow to think

is the everyday term for the same mental lack of clarity
7.2

A state of mind when you feel unclear and cannot think or decide

is the general mental lack of clarity without the vivid image

A feeling of confusion that makes it hard to think clearly

is the general condition of unclear thought rather than a phrase about a person
confusedness
vsfog
6.5

A feeling of not thinking or acting clearly

is a more common expression for that same unclear thinking
muddiness
vsfog
7.4

A state when thoughts are unclear and you cannot think well

is a broader term for mental lack of clarity rather than messy thinking
muddlement
vsfog
7.9

A state of confusion where things are unclear or messy

focuses more on general lack of clear thought than physical mess
unclearness
vsfog
7.7

A situation when something is hard to understand

is the mental form of this same lack of clarity rather than abstract quality

Antonyms

152 3.0

How easy it is to understand what someone says or writes

7 6.0

Clear thinking or speech that is easy to understand

Idioms

to fog a mirror
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To be barely alive or only a little able to do things

A feeling of confusion that makes it hard to think clearly

Compounds

2 1.3

A heavy cloud near the ground that makes it hard to see far

ice fog
  • UK
1 7.3

A thick mist of tiny ice crystals that makes it hard to see in very cold weather

9.9

A tall grass from Europe with soft stems used to feed animals

How Confused

stupefaction
1 9.5
bewilderment
12 4.8
confusion
389 1.8
fog
53 6.0
vagueness
8 6.1
uncertainty
296 4.0
clarity
152 3.0

Surface Forms

fog singular
fogs plural

Etymology

Fog is used for mental confusion by picture: just as a cloud covers the land, a 'fog' covers your thoughts and makes them hard to see. So being 'in a fog' means you cannot think or understand clearly.