blur
verb [I or T] /blɜːr/
/blɝː/ (-rr-)Definition
› to (make something or someone) become difficult to see clearly: As she drifted into sleep, the doctor's face began to blur and fade.Indistinct and invisible › to make the difference between two things less clear, or to make it difficult to see the exact truth about something: This film blurs the line/distinction/boundary between reality and fantasy.Puzzle and confuseDifficult to understand
(Definition of blur verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- addle verb
- baffle verb
- bewilder verb
- blind sb with science idiom
- boggle verb
- cloud verb
- do sb's head in idiom
- flummox verb
- fox verb (CONFUSE)
- fuddle verb
- get verb (CONFUSE)
- knock/throw sb for a loop idiom
- mix sb up phrasal verb
- puzzle verb
- search verb
- throw (sb) a curve (ball) idiom
- throw sb off balance idiom
- throw verb (CONFUSE)
- tie sb (up) in knots idiom
- unbalance verb (MENTALLY ILL)
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