blur
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a hazy or indistinct representation
it happened so fast it was just a blur
Types & categories
- representation hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
become glassy; lose clear vision
Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep
Related & opposite
- blur derivation
Sense 3 verb
to make less distinct or clear
The haze blurs the hills
Types & categories
- change hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
Her remarks confused the debate
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- confuse verb group
Sense 5 verb
make a smudge on; soil by smudging
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- blot derivation
Sense 6 verb
make dim or indistinct
The fog blurs my vision
Types & categories
- change hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 verb
become vague or indistinct
The distinction between the two theories blurred
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- gloss over also see
- focalize antonym
- blur derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | slur |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | blear |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | blur |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | blur |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | blurred |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | representation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | blur |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | focus |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | blur |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | confuse |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | muddy |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | blot |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | rub |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | resmudge |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | dust |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | focalize |
| 6 | causes | Related & opposite | slur |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | blur |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 7 | also see | Related & opposite | gloss over |
| 7 | antonym | Related & opposite | focalize |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | blur |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | weaken |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | efface |