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I try to create an environment where it's okay to make a mistake, though it's not okay to be unfocused or come in unprepared. I'm challenging and demanding, but very patient. I don't tell you how to get there and I don't show you what to do, though I'll ask leading questions.
Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Meaning of "unfocused" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNFOCUSED

unfocused  [ʌnˈfəʊkəst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNFOCUSED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unfocused is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNFOCUSED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unfocused in the English dictionary

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WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNFOCUSED


ballast
ˈbæləst
Bathurst
ˈbæθəst
biased
ˈbaɪəst
breakfast
ˈbrɛkfəst
compast
ˈkʌmpəst
embarrassed
ɪmˈbærəst
focused
ˈfəʊkəst
fucused
ˈfjuːkəst
harassed
ˈhærəst
high-interest
ˌhaɪˈɪntrəst
hocus-pocussed
ˌhəʊkəsˈpəʊkəst
locust
ˈləʊkəst
overfocussed
ˌəʊvəˈfəʊkəst
provost
ˈprɒvəst
soonest
ˈsuːnəst
steadfast
ˈstɛdfəst
terraced
ˈtɛrəst
unbiased
ʌnˈbaɪəst
unfocussed
ʌnˈfəʊkəst
verst
vɛəst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNFOCUSED

unflyable
unfocussed
unfoiled
unfold
unfolder
unfoldment
unfollow
unfond
unfool
unfooted
unforbid
unforbidden
unforced
unforcedly
unforcible
unfordable
unforeboding
unforeknowable
unforeknown
unforeseeable

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNFOCUSED

accused
amused
aroused
be excused
bemused
confused
disused
enthused
fused
half-used
overused
perfused
the accused
unaccused
unamused
underused
unexcused
unused
used
well-used

Synonyms and antonyms of unfocused in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unfocused» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNFOCUSED

Find out the translation of unfocused to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unfocused from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unfocused» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

聚焦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuera de foco
570 millions of speakers

English

unfocused
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनफोकस्ड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير مركزة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сфокусировано
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desfocado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

unfocused
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

floue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak fokus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unkoordiniert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

焦点の合っていない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

초점이 맞지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora fokus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không tập trung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கவனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपवर्जित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

odaklanmamış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sfocata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zogniskowany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сфокусовано
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nefocalizat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αόριστες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongefokus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ofokuserad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ufokusert
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unfocused

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNFOCUSED»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unfocused

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4 QUOTES WITH «UNFOCUSED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unfocused.
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Shanley Caswell
I try not to think about any of the production side of things. If you do, you tend to get unfocused and distracted. I just try to think about the character and the scene and what I'm doing.
2
Raymond Kelly
The NYPD has too urgent a mission and too few officers for us to waste time and resources on broad, unfocused surveillance. We have a responsibility to protect New Yorkers from violent crime or another terrorist attack - and we uphold the law in doing so.
3
Liam Payne
When you have more than two people working together, it gets a bit unfocused as an idea.
4
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
I try to create an environment where it's okay to make a mistake, though it's not okay to be unfocused or come in unprepared. I'm challenging and demanding, but very patient. I don't tell you how to get there and I don't show you what to do, though I'll ask leading questions.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNFOCUSED»

Discover the use of unfocused in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unfocused and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children ...
This is the first book to address the perplexing question about ADD: how can individuals, some very bright, be chronically unable to "pay attention," yet be able to focus very well on specific tasks that strongly interest them?
Thomas E. Brown, 2005
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Carter's Unfocused, One-Track Mind
Fifteen-year-old WIll Carter's sophomore year at Merrian High presents new problems, from the return of Scary Terry to friends-with-benefits negotiations with Abby, but when Abby considers transferring to a New York arts school Carter's ...
Brent Crawford, 2013
3
Theoretical Principles of Sociology, Volume 2: Microdynamics
Thus, the norms governing body positioning and movements in unfocused encounters can become targets for others to gain situational power, however temporarily, by disrupting the ecology of public places; and they can often “get away” with ...
Jonathan H. Turner, 2010
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Interaction Ritual: Essays in Face to Face Behavior
With this focused kind of interaction we must contrast the unfocused kind, where individuals in one another's visual and aural range go on about their respective business unconnected by a shared focus of attention. Street behavior and ...
Erving Goffman, 2005
5
Computational Neural Networks for Geophysical Data Processing
Resistivity tools may be focused or unfocused. The unfocused tool data are difficult to extract layer boundaries from so I have explored the applicability of using neural networks for this problem. I extract layer boundaries using data from three ...
M.M. Poulton, 2001
6
Unfocused Kids: Helping Students To Focus On Their Education ...
"This book was developed and produced by CAPS Press, formerly associated with ERIC/CASS"--t.p. verso.
Suzy Mygatt Wakefield, 2004
7
Effect of Unfocused Vs. Focused Written Feedback on Writing ...
The study examines the effect of unfocused vs. focused written corrective feedback on the writing accuracy of Iranian advanced EFL learners.The findings revealed that the participants in the focused group improved in their writing accuracy ...
Behzad Ghonsooly, Amir Ali Movahed, 2012
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Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures 2001: ...
One particular area of consideration involves "unfocused interaction". 1.1. What. is. Unfocused. Interaction? During the 20th century sociologists, anthropologists and others have studied the interaction of individuals in common social and work  ...
Bauke de Vries, Jos P. van Leeuwen, Henri Achten, 2001
9
Down from Bureaucracy: The Ambiguity of Privatization and ...
Again, both unfocused and systemic improvements were found in a wide array of schools. Neither socioeconomic status nor prereform student achievement was related to systemic reform; systemic reform was present in the poorest as well as  ...
Joel F. Handler, 1996
10
The Focused Organization: How Concentrating on a Few Key ...
Unfocused. As explained in Chapter 3, top management's failure to effectively understand, control and manage the interdependencies between changethe- business and run-the-business activities results in a highly unfocused organization.
Mr Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNFOCUSED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unfocused is used in the context of the following news items.
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For What It's Worth --- Rambling thoughts of the unfocused mind
After games with consecutive home runs, Alex Rodriguez has now hit more career homers against the Boston Red Sox than anyone not named Ruth, Gehrig, ... «KWCH, Jul 15»
2
Stuart Broad claims unfocused England will lose Ashes
Bowler Stuart Broad claims England will lose the forthcoming Ashes series if they try and match Australia for on-field aggression. The Australians, who have not ... «SkySports, Jun 15»
3
Movie Review: Eden
... and you could be forgiven for finding his 131-minute odyssey wandering, unfocused, and overlong. The defense admits that Hansen-Løve is militantly casual ... «Vulture, Jun 15»
4
Report: Finnish development aid spending too unfocused
Report: Finnish development aid spending too unfocused. The new government has announced a cut of 300 million euros, or more than 40 percent, to the ... «YLE News, Jun 15»
5
Gaming the system: Halt and Catch Fire's fun, slightly unfocused
Warning: substantial season one spoilers ahead, as well as mild spoilers for the upcoming season two. My hope for AMC's Halt and Catch Fire — the '80s period ... «The Verge, May 15»
6
Faith-based, slightly unfocused 'Hope' offers some life lessons
An alcoholic former baseball player gains redemption via an unlikely friendship in "Where Hope Grows," an earnest and at times touching if somewhat ... «Los Angeles Times, May 15»
7
How to manage your unfocused boss
His boss is unfocused and frequently digresses from one grand idea to the next, resulting in surmounting work for Drew and his team members. Drew says his ... «SFGate, Apr 15»
8
Painting Paradise: The Art of the Garden, Queen's Gallery, review …
That makes it an even greater shame that the exhibition itself is so unfocused. A jewel of a Rembrandt illustrates the Biblical account of how Mary Magdalene ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
9
Justin Trudeau: The Conservatives are proposing an unfocused
Following is a transcript of Liberal leader Justin Trudeau's remarks on the government's request for an extension of the Canadian mission in Iraq. Last fall, the ... «National Post, Mar 15»
10
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Focus' an unfocused failure
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Focus' an unfocused failure. Want daily summaries and Breaking News alerts? By Michael Clark · As of Wednesday, February 25, 2015 «Gwinnettdailypost.com, Feb 15»

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