misfocus
/mɪsˈfoʊkəs/
verb
- To focus incorrectly or on the wrong thing, either literally (e.g., a camera lens) or figuratively (e.g., attention, effort).
- The team tends to misfocus on minor details instead of the main goal.
- If you misfocus the camera, the photo will come out blurry.
- She warned that we might misfocus our energy on short-term gains.
Synonyms
noun
- An instance or state of being focused incorrectly or on the wrong thing.
- His misfocus on past failures kept him from moving forward.
- A slight misfocus of the telescope made the stars appear fuzzy.
- The misfocus in the meeting led to wasted time on irrelevant topics.