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unfocused

[uhn-foh-kuhst] / ʌnˈfoʊ kəst /




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Feeling tired and unfocused is also a sign that you need more liquid.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

The rambling and unfocused speech offered little in the way of specifics.

From Salon Apr. 2, 2026

“You have a lot of light around you,” she said, her eyes seeming unfocused as she rested her vision on a candle flickering to the left of me.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 8, 2025

Yet works of high seriousness were never his strong suit, as his rambling and distressingly unfocused Eisenhower Memorial in Washington showed.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

Mom’s face is turned toward me, but her eyes are unfocused.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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