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to misfocus

to misfocus

7.4
To make a photo or image blurry by not adjusting the camera lens
  • verb
  • /ˌmɪsˈfoʊkəs/
  • Specialized
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  • The photographer accidentally misfocused the lens, ruining the perfect shot.

Examples

  • If you misfocus the camera, the image will be blurry.

  • It is easy to misfocus when adjusting the microscope for the first time.

  • Don't misfocus the camera!

  • Please misfocus less during the shoot.

  • If you misfocus the camera, the image will be blurry.

  • The photographer accidentally misfocused the lens, ruining the perfect shot.

  • It is easy to misfocus when adjusting the microscope for the first time.

Synonyms

to blur
vsto misfocus
20 3.7

To lose focus so that things look unclear

is focusing wrongly rather than simply having vision lose clarity
to unfocus
vsto misfocus
1 7.4

To make your eyes or attention less clear

is a wrong focusing action that makes an image unclear or not sharp

Antonyms

to focus
  • Specialized
219 3.8

To make an image or light clear and sharp

How Sharp

to sharpen
26 3.1
to focus
  • Specialized
219 3.8
to misfocus
  • Specialized
7.4
to blur
61 3.6

Surface Forms

misfocus infinitive
misfocused past
misfocused past participle
misfocusing present participle
misfocuses third person singular

Morphology

misfocus = focus (transparent) = mis + focus

The formation 'mis-' + 'focus' clearly denotes 'focusing incorrectly' in optical contexts; learners familiar with camera vocabulary will find this straightforward.

Etymology

Misfocus is made of mis- ('wrong') and focus ('sharpness' or 'clear point'), so when you misfocus a camera or lens the picture becomes blurry because the focus is in the wrong place.