mosódik

Mosódik is a Hungarian intransitive verb that means to become blurred, hazy, or smeared. It describes a process by which sharp edges lose definition, lines blur, or distinctions between elements fade. The form mosódik is the present tense, third-person singular. The past tense form is mosódott, and the present participle or adjective form mosódó exists for describing ongoing blurring.

Usage across domains includes visual perception, photography and film, and figurative language. In photography or cinematography, a scene mosódik when focus is soft or when movement and long exposure create blur. In descriptions of painting or color, colors may mosódnak together as they blend or bleed into one another. In writing or speech, ideas or memories can mosódnak össze, meaning they become vague or conflated.

Related terms include elmosódik, a more common way to say “become blurred,” and összemosódik, meaning “to merge into one another.” The noun mosódás denotes a blur or haziness, while mosódó functions as an adjective indicating ongoing blurring.