refocussing

Sharpening the view

Refocussing is the present participle of refocus—to focus again or redirect attention.

A camera refocusses on a new subject; a company refocusses its strategy after setbacks: The team is refocussing on core products.

The double-s spelling is British; American English prefers refocusing.

adjustment

realignment

Adjusting relative positions

redirecting · reorienting · resharpening · correcting · tweaking · modifying · resetting · readjusting · sharpening · honing

optical

lens

Light-focusing curved glass

clarity · viewfinder · autofocus · camera · microscope · telescope · binoculars · eyepiece · optics · sharpness

clarity

sharpening

Making more cutting

defining · articulating · pinpointing · specifying · precision · lucidity · coherence · understanding · insight · discernment

attention

concentration

Sustained single-minded attention

engrossment · immersion · contemplation · deliberation · rumination · reflection · centering · grounding · recentering · honing

priorities

reprioritizing

Reassigning relative importance

realigning · streamlining · simplifying · decluttering · essentials · urgency · triage · ranking · rebalancing · restructuring

strategy

redirecting

Sending elsewhere

recalculating · rethinking · reimagining · regrouping · repositioning · retargeting · reframing · revision · overhaul · reset

Opposites
attention direction

refocussingdefocusing

Reducing optical clarity

losing focus · zoning out · drifting · spacing out · unfocusing

intentionality of mental state

refocussingdaydreaming

Idle mental wandering

mind-wandering · wool-gathering · losing oneself · spacing out · dissociating

Family

focus, focused, focusing, focuses, unfocused, refocus, refocused, refocuses, refocusing

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