nnoun.cognitiona hazy or indistinct representationSynset:fuzz
Examples:- it happened so fast it was just a blur
- he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz
Derivationally Related Form:blurblurry
Hypernyms:internal representation mental representation representation
Inherited Hypernyms:blurrepresentationcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.perceptionbecome glassy; lose clear visionSynset:film over glaze over
Examples:- Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep
Derivationally Related Form:blur
Inherited Hypernyms:film over
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.perceptionto make less distinct or clearAntonyms:focus
Derivationally Related Form:blur
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:blurchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.cognitionmake unclear, indistinct, or blurredSynset:confuse obnubilate obscure
Examples:- Her remarks confused the debate
- Their words obnubilate their intentions
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:confusechange
Direct Hyponyms:muddy
Full Troponyms:muddy
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactmake a smudge on; soil by smudgingSynset:smear smudge smutch
Derivationally Related Form:smudgesmear
Hypernyms:rub
Inherited Hypernyms:smearrubguide
Direct Hyponyms:dustresmudge
Full Troponyms:dustresmudge
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | The children --- grease onto the paper (apply to: smudge, smutch, smear) | The children --- the paper with grease (apply to: smudge, smutch, smear)
vverb.changemake dim or indistinctSynset:blear
Antonyms:focus
Derivationally Related Form:blur
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:blurchange
Causes:blur dim slur
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changebecome vague or indistinctSynset:dim slur
Examples:- The distinction between the two theories blurred
Antonyms:focus
Derivationally Related Form:blur
Hypernyms:weaken
Inherited Hypernyms:blurweakendecreasechange magnitudechange
Direct Hyponyms:effaceobliterate
Full Troponyms:obliterate
Sentence Frame:Something ---s