blurred

blur

 (blûr)
v. blurred, blur·ring, blurs
v.tr.
1. To make indistinct and hazy in outline or appearance; obscure: The haze blurred the skyline.
2. To make dim, unclear, or cloudy: The smoke blurred my vision.
3. To cause to be intellectually indistinguishable: New thinking has blurred the divisions between disciplines.
v.intr.
1. To become visually indistinct: The faces blurred in the crowd.
2. To be unclear or clouded: His vision blurred as the drug took effect.
3. To become intellectually indistinguishable: TV commercials and shows seem to blur into one another.
n.
Something that is hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind.

[Probably akin to Middle English bleren, to blear.]

blur′ri·ness n.
blur′ry adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.blurred - indistinct or hazy in outlineblurred - indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes"
indistinct - not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do"
2.blurred - unclear in form or expression; "the blurred aims of the group"; "sometimes one understood clearly and sometimes the meaning was clouded"- H.G.Wells
unclear - not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"
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blurred

adjective
1. indistinct, faint, vague, unclear, dim, fuzzy, misty, hazy, foggy, blurry, out of focus, ill-defined, lacking definition blurred black and white photographs
2. indistinct, vague, unclear, fuzzy, hazy, indistinguishable, nebulous, ill-defined, indiscernible The line between fact and fiction is becoming blurred.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
θαμπός
nejasen

blurred

[blɜːd] ADJ
1. [outline etc] → borroso, poco nítido
a blurred photouna foto movida or desenfocada
2. (fig) [memory] → borroso
to be/become blurredestar/volverse borroso
class distinctions are becoming blurredlas diferencias de clase se están difuminando
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

blurred

[ˈblɜːrd] adj
(= distorted) [vision, image] → flou(e)
(= unclear) [boundary, edge] → vague, indécis(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

blurred

[blɜːd] adj (TV) → sfuocato/a; (photo) → mosso/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

blurred

a., pp. de to blur, borroso-a, nublado-a, empañado-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

blurred, blurry

adj nublado, borroso; — vision visión nublada or borrosa
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