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deflationary monetary policy
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defocus

de·fo·cus [ dee fṓkəss ]


verb  (past de·fo·cused, past participle de·fo·cused or de·fo·cussed, present participle de·fo·cus·ing or de·fo·cus·sing, 3rd person present singular de·fo·cus·es or de·fo·cus·ses)
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb soften picture: to soften or blur an image by focusing away from the exact plane of focus of the object in the image

2. transitive and intransitive verb stop focusing: to stop focusing on something, or cause the eyes to stop focusing on something



noun 
Definition:
 
condition of defocusing: the condition or state caused by defocusing, e.g. the blurring of a photographic image

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