Sløres

Sløres is a verb form used in Danish and Norwegian to denote that something is becoming blurred or obscured. It can refer to a visual process, such as a scene losing sharpness, as well as to the obfuscation of information or perception. The concept spans imagery, optics, and figurative language.

Grammatical note: Sløres is the present passive form of the verb sløre (to blur, to obscure). When the subject is affected by the action, the form sløres is used, for example: Danish: Billedet sløres af tåge. Norwegian: Bildet sløres av tåke.

Applications include photography and cinematography where fog, motion, or out-of-focus capture causes sløring. In digital media, privacy measures may sløres faces or other identifiers to protect identity. In journalism or debate, facts can be said to be sløres when details are deliberately withheld or obscured, whether by wording or selective reporting.

Related terms include sløring, the noun for blur or obscuration. The concept is common across Scandinavian languages, and the word is occasionally used in translations of English blur or obfuscation contexts.