unfocusing
Letting attention drift
Unfocusing is the act of allowing something to become less sharp or concentrated.
Eyes unfocus when they stop fixing on a particular point, often during daydreaming or fatigue.
Attention unfocuses when it drifts from a task.
A camera lens unfocuses when it loses sharpness on its subject.
The term can describe either an involuntary process or a deliberate relaxation of concentration: I caught myself unfocusing during the lecture.
Thing diverting one's attention
- daydreamingIdle mental wandering
- inattentionLack of focus
- absent-mindednessPreoccupied inattention to surroundings
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
drifting · scatterbrained · preoccupied · detached · dissociated · glazed · disengaged · mind-wandering
Lack of sharpness
- hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
- softenMake less firm
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
indistinct · smudge · cloudiness · vague · misty · nebulous · dim · bleary
Becoming less firm
- releasingAllowing to escape
- decompressionReduction of pressure
- unwindingReleasing coiled tension
- looseningReducing tightness or tension
mellowing · calm · ease · mindfulness
Mental disorientation or bewilderment
- bewildermentState of being baffled
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- vertigoSensation of spinning
- discombobulationUtter mental confusion
muddled · befuddlement · disoriented · foggy · hazy · unclear · scattered · overwhelmed
distraction
Thing diverting one's attention
- daydreamingIdle mental wandering
- inattentionLack of focus
- absent-mindednessPreoccupied inattention to surroundings
wandering · drifting · scatterbrained · preoccupied · detached · dissociated · glazed · disengaged · mind-wandering
blur
Lack of sharpness
blurry · indistinct · smudge · cloudiness · vague · misty · nebulous · dim · bleary · bokeh
softening
Becoming less firm
- releasingAllowing to escape
- decompressionReduction of pressure
- unwindingReleasing coiled tension
loosening · mellowing · calm · ease · mindfulness
confusion
Mental disorientation or bewilderment
- bewildermentState of being baffled
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- vertigoSensation of spinning
discombobulation · muddled · befuddlement · disoriented · foggy · hazy · unclear · scattered · overwhelmed
unfocusingfocusing
Concentrating on one point
sharpening · clarifying · refocusing · honing · resolving
unfocusingfocusing
Concentrating on one point
concentrating · honing in · zeroing in · attending · sharpening
focus, focusing, focal, out-of-focus, unfocused, refocus, foci, refocused, refocusing