focused

English

Alternative forms

• focussed (Commonwealth)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfəʊ.kəst/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfoʊ.kəst/

Adjective

focused (comparative more focused, superlative most focused)

1. Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.
2. Dealing with some narrowly defined aspects of a broader phenomenon.

Synonyms

• (directing all one's efforts towards a goal): concentrated, determined, single-minded; see also Thesaurus:focused
• (dealing with narrow aspects): narrow-scope

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “directing all one's efforts towards a goal”): distracted
• (antonym(s) of “dealing with narrow aspects”): broad, unfocused

Derived terms

• body-focused repetitive behavior disorder
• electrofocused
• focused deterrence
• focusedness
• hyperfocused
• laser-focused
• trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy
• trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy
• trauma focused cognitive behavioural therapy
• tri-focused
• underfocused

Translations

directing all one's efforts towards a goal

German: fokussiert (de), konzentriert (de) Italian: focalizzato (it) m Russian: целеустремлённый (ru) m (celeustremljónnyj)

dealing with narrow aspects

Italian: concentrato (it) m Russian: узкоспециализированный (ru) m (uzkospecializirovannyj)

Verb

focused

1. simple past and past participle of focus

Anagrams

• defocus