You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for June 21.

World Music Day

Today’s word is cloud, spelled c-l-o-u-d.

cloud /klaʊd/ verb

[transitive] to make someone less able to think clearly or make sensible decisions

cloud somebody’s judgment/mind/vision etc

Don’t let your personal feelings cloud your judgement.

Fear had clouded his vision.

greed clouding the minds of men

The veil of fame can cloud even the sharpest armchair detective’s lie-detecting abilities, and that’s when paranoia kicks in.

— Michelle Lee, Allure, 12 May 2021

Yet unnecessary panic about the former can cloud our judgment about acting on the latter.

— Steven W. Thrasher, Scientific American, 10 May 2021

cloud the issue/picture etc

to make a subject or problem more difficult to understand or deal with, especially by introducing unnecessary ideas

The fallout may also cloud the employment picture for the class of 2021, which is entering the labor force at a time the nation's jobless rate remains elevated.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 19 May 2021

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