unfocuses
Goes soft, visually
Unfocuses is the third-person singular of unfocus, meaning to cause something to lose sharpness or clarity.
Eyes unfocus when attention drifts or fatigue sets in.
A camera unfocuses when the lens moves away from sharp focus.
The word often describes a deliberate or involuntary relaxation of concentration: Her gaze unfocuses as she daydreams.
Diverts attention from focus
- wandersMoves without fixed course
- driftsMoves without direction
- daydreamsIdle waking thoughts
- zones outBecomes mentally absent
spaces out · diverts · scatters · disperses · disengages · detaches · disconnects · tunes out
Makes indistinct
- softensReduces intensity or hardness
- hazesAtmospheric murk, plural
- fogsDense low clouds
- cloudsAirborne water masses
dims · obscures · diffuses · smears · fuzzes · distorts · smudges · glazes
Makes indistinct
- softensReduces intensity or hardness
- racksFrames for storing items
- bokehAesthetic quality of defocus
- depth of fieldZone of acceptable sharpness
aperture · lens · sharpness · clarity · focal point · autofocus · aberration · diffraction
distracts
Diverts attention from focus
zones out · spaces out · diverts · scatters · disperses · disengages · detaches · disconnects · tunes out · lapses
blurs
Makes indistinct
clouds · dims · obscures · diffuses · smears · fuzzes · distorts · smudges · glazes · veils
blurs
Makes indistinct
depth of field · aperture · lens · sharpness · clarity · focal point · autofocus · aberration · diffraction