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defocussed

defocussed is the simple past and past participle of defocus.

Meaning of defocus

Verb

defocus (third-person singular simple present defocuses or defocusses, present participle defocusing or defocussing, simple past and past participle defocused or defocussed)

  1. (transitive) To cause (a lens, or a beam of light or particles, etc.) to be out of focus.

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Questions about defocussed

What is defocussed the simple past and past participle of?
Defocussed is the simple past and past participle of defocus.

Words near defocussed in the dictionary

  1. defoams
  2. defocus
  3. defocused
  4. defocuses
  5. defocusing
  6. defocussed
  7. defocusses
  8. defocussing
  9. Defoe
  10. defoedation
  11. defog

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Adapted from Wiktionary: defocussed (page history and authors); defocus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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