misfocusing
Getting clarity wrong
Misfocusing is directing attention or effort toward the wrong thing, or failing to achieve proper focus.
A camera misfocusing produces blurry images.
More often the word describes mental or strategic error: The investigation was misfocusing on minor players while the real culprits escaped.
Also spelled misfocussing.
Indistinct, lacking clarity
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- softYielding to touch
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
aberration · bokeh · defocus · hunting · lens · viewfinder · diopter · calibration
Thing diverting one's attention
- inattentionLack of focus
- mind-wanderingUnfocused, spontaneous thought
- daydreamingIdle mental wandering
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
absentmindedness · scatterbrained · sidetracking · fixation · rumination · overthinking · tangent · digression
Improper positioning relative to reference
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- off-trackDeviating from intended path
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
- trivialityUnimportant small matter
irrelevance · peripheral · tangential · misguided · misallocation
State of being baffled
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- perplexityMental state of confusion
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- muddledIn a confused state
unclear · vague · obscured · clouded · jumbled · misreading · misinterpretation · ambiguity
blurred
Indistinct, lacking clarity
indistinct · aberration · bokeh · defocus · hunting · lens · viewfinder · diopter · calibration · sharpness
distraction
Thing diverting one's attention
- inattentionLack of focus
- mind-wanderingUnfocused, spontaneous thought
- daydreamingIdle mental wandering
preoccupation · absentmindedness · scatterbrained · sidetracking · fixation · rumination · overthinking · tangent · digression · wandering
misalignment
Improper positioning relative to reference
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- off-trackDeviating from intended path
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
triviality · irrelevance · peripheral · tangential · misguided · misallocation
bewilderment
State of being baffled
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- perplexityMental state of confusion
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
muddled · unclear · vague · obscured · clouded · jumbled · misreading · misinterpretation · ambiguity · fog
misfocusingfocusing
Concentrating on one point
concentrating · honing in · zeroing in · attending · locking on
focus, focused, focusing, focuses, out-of-focus, unfocused, refocus, refocused, refocuses