Blur

Pronunciation: /ˈblɜːr/

Blur (verb)

  1. To make something difficult to see clearly.
  2. To make it hard to think or understand clearly.

Examples

  • The rain will blur the view from the window.
  • Fog can blur the outlines of distant buildings.

Common collocations: blur the lines, blur the vision, blur the mind, blur the judgment, a blur of motion

Blur (noun)

  1. A shape or image that is not clear.
  2. A memory that is not clear or is hard to remember.

Examples

  • The photograph was just a blur.
  • In the fog, the car became a blur.

Synonyms of Blur

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Blur

  • making something clear
  • making an image clear