1. failing to focus correctly or on the right target; directing attention or a lens improperly
Usage: present participle of 'misfocus'

1. the act or instance of failing to focus correctly
Usage: gerund form of 'misfocus'

Examples

• The camera was misfocusing on the background instead of the subject.
• Misfocusing on minor details caused her to miss the main point of the lecture.
• The photographer corrected the misfocusing by adjusting the lens.
• He kept misfocusing his attention on worries rather than solutions.
• Misfocusing the microscope made it impossible to see the specimen clearly.
• The team's misfocusing on short-term gains hurt their long-term strategy.