Making something unclear, fuzzy, or hard to see; mixing different things together so their boundaries become less distinct.
From 'blur,' of uncertain origin but possibly from Old English or Scandinavian roots, appearing first in English around the 16th century. Originally meant 'to make dim or obscure,' and later expanded to metaphorical uses like 'blurring the line between reality and fiction.'
In our digital age, 'blurring' has become a superpower—photographers use it to hide backgrounds, privacy advocates use it to protect faces in videos, and it perfectly captures how technology lets us control what reality people see!
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