unfocus
Let vision soften
To unfocus is to relax or blur one's visual attention, letting the eyes lose their sharp fix on any particular point: She unfocused her gaze and stared through the window.
The term extends to mental attention—deliberately softening concentration rather than directing it: Sometimes you have to unfocus to see the bigger picture.
Cameras and lenses unfocus when adjusted away from sharpness.
Make less firm
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- unclearNot easily understood
hazy · smudge · lens · aperture · bokeh · diffuse · feather · vignette
Divert someone's attention
- scatterDistribute in random directions
- divertCause to change course
- wanderMove without fixed direction
- driftGradual movement, no direction
daydream · absent-minded · inattentive · preoccupied · detach · disconnect · glazed
Unclear and formless
- unclearNot easily understood
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- murkyDark and unclear
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
imprecise · indefinite · diffuse · scattered · broad · general · loose · approximate
soften
Make less firm
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
unclear · hazy · smudge · lens · aperture · bokeh · diffuse · feather · vignette · sharpen
distract
Divert someone's attention
- scatterDistribute in random directions
- divertCause to change course
- wanderMove without fixed direction
drift · daydream · absent-minded · inattentive · preoccupied · detach · disconnect · glazed
nebulous
Unclear and formless
- unclearNot easily understood
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- murkyDark and unclear
ambiguous · imprecise · indefinite · diffuse · scattered · broad · general · loose · approximate · nonspecific
decompress
Release stored pressure
ease · calm · meditate · breathe · loosen · gentle · serenity · restful · tranquil · settle