clouding
Growing less clear
Clouding is the process of becoming cloudy or making something cloudy.
Liquid may show clouding from sediment or contamination.
In medicine, clouding of consciousness describes mental confusion or diminished awareness.
Glass or plastic develops clouding when scratched or exposed to chemicals.
The word often implies gradual obscuring: a clouding of judgment, clouding of the lens.
Concealing with covering
- shroudingCovering to conceal
- maskingConcealing by covering
- blurringMaking less distinct
- dimmingDecreasing in brightness
concealing · obfuscating · cloaking · screening · hiding · shadowing · darkening · blanketing
Sky fully veiled
- hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
- mistFine airborne moisture
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- murkyDark and unclear
gray · smoggy · smoky · gloomy · dim · shadowy · dusky · leaden
Lack of sharpness
- cataractClouded eye lens
- glaucomaPressure damages optic nerve
- floatersVisual field debris
- opacityImpermeability to light
haziness · filminess · milkiness · fogginess · dimness · occlusion · opacification · vitreous
Mental disorientation or bewilderment
- doubtLack of firm belief
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
impairment · distortion · muddling · befuddlement · disorientation · obfuscation · misjudgment · skewing
Cloudiness from suspended particles
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- murkinessDimness, lack of clarity
haziness · milkiness · opacity · emulsion · particulates · colloidal · opalescence · translucence
Chronic cognitive impairment
- forgetfulnessFailure to retain information
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- deliriumAcute mental disorientation
stupor · senility · befuddlement · fugue · dissociation · haziness · muddledness · grogginess
veiling
Concealing with covering
dimming · concealing · obfuscating · cloaking · screening · hiding · shadowing · darkening · blanketing · overshadowing
overcast
Sky fully veiled
murky · gray · smoggy · smoky · gloomy · dim · shadowy · dusky · leaden · sunless
blur
Lack of sharpness
opacity · haziness · filminess · milkiness · fogginess · dimness · occlusion · opacification · vitreous · corneal
confusion
Mental disorientation or bewilderment
- doubtLack of firm belief
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
prejudice · impairment · distortion · muddling · befuddlement · disorientation · obfuscation · misjudgment · skewing · tainting
turbidity
Cloudiness from suspended particles
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
murkiness · haziness · milkiness · opacity · emulsion · particulates · colloidal · opalescence · translucence · effervescence
dementia
Chronic cognitive impairment
- forgetfulnessFailure to retain information
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
delirium · stupor · senility · befuddlement · fugue · dissociation · haziness · muddledness · grogginess · fuzziness
- visibility changesappearing, disappearing, fading, emerging, vanishing
- surface flawscrack, chip, scratch, dent, stain
- visual artifactspixelation, ghosting, tearing, aliasing, flickering
- concealmentconceal, hiding, concealing, concealed, hide
- defectsdefect, flaw, crack, cracks, defective
- deterioratingdecaying, decomposing, degrading, rotting, eroding
cloudingclearing
Treeless space in forest
clarifying · brightening · unclouding · defogging · cleansing
cloudingclarifying
Making something understandable
clearing · enlightening · sharpening · focusing · sobering
cloudingenlightening
Providing new understanding
revealing · illuminating · clarifying · uncovering · exposing
- clouding overSky filling with gray