make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" (同)bedim, overcloud
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" (同)blot_out, obliterate, veil, hide
make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley" (同)befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist
not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war" (同)unknown, unsung
not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw" (同)unnoticeable
not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke (同)vague
not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown; "an uncertain future"; "a manuscript of uncertain origin"; "plans are still uncertain"; "changes of great if uncertain consequences"; "without further evidence his story must remain uncertain"
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers" (同)unsure, incertain
ambiguous (especially in the negative); "she spoke in no uncertain terms"
not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain"
not consistent or dependable; "an uncertain recollection of events"; "a gun with a rather uncertain trigger"
uncertain as a sign or indication; "the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal"
open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officers equivocal behavior increased the victims uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question" (同)ambiguous
open to question; "aliens of equivocal loyalty"; "his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son"-Anna Jameson
not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do"
showing lack of certainty; "he paused uncertainly"
not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"
The prevalence of widespread central hypersensitivity in chronic pain patients.
Schliessbach J, Siegenthaler A, Streitberger K, Eichenberger U, Nüesch E, Jüni P, Arendt-Nielsen L, Curatolo M.SourceUniversity Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Therapy, Inselspital Bern, Switzerland.
European journal of pain (London, England).Eur J Pain.2013 Nov;17(10):1502-10. doi: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2013.00332.x. Epub 2013 May 23.
BACKGROUND: Chronic pain is associated with generalized hypersensitivity and impaired endogenous pain modulation (conditioned pain modulation; CPM). Despite extensive research, their prevalence in chronic pain patients is unknown. This study investigated the prevalence and potential determinants of
Economic analysis of the health impacts of housing improvement studies: a systematic review.
Fenwick E, Macdonald C, Thomson H.SourceHealth Economics and Health Technology Assessment, University of Glasgow, , Glasgow, UK.
Journal of epidemiology and community health.J Epidemiol Community Health.2013 Oct;67(10):835-45. doi: 10.1136/jech-2012-202124. Epub 2013 Aug 8.
BACKGROUND: Economic evaluation of public policies has been advocated but rarely performed. Studies from a systematic review of the health impacts of housing improvement included data on costs and some economic analysis. Examination of these data provides an opportunity to explore the difficulties a
Social identification when an in-group identity is unclear: the role of self-anchoring and self-stereotyping.
van Veelen R, Otten S, Hansen N.SourceUniversity of Groningen, The Netherlands.
The British journal of social psychology / the British Psychological Society.Br J Soc Psychol.2013 Sep;52(3):543-62. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.2012.02110.x. Epub 2012 Jun 11.
The present paper investigates how people identify with groups depending on the clarity of a group's identity content. According to self-categorization theory, self-stereotyping (i.e., projection of group prototypes onto self) should be the cognitive process underlying social identification. We argu
Acronyms. Idioms. Encyclopedia. Wikipedia encyclopedia ? unclearly. Also found in: Legal, 0.01 sec. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms. Adv. 1. unclearly - in a manner that is unclear. Want to thank TFD for its existence?
O my aged Uncle Arly! Sitting on a heap of Barley Thro' the silent hours of night, Close beside a leafy thicket: On his nose there was a Cricket, In his hat a Railway -ticket (But his shoes were far too tight). Long ago, in youth, he squander'd ...