focussed

== English == === Alternative forms === focused === Adjective === focussed (comparative more focussed, superlative most focussed) (Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of focused. ==== Antonyms ==== unfocussed === Verb === focussed (Commonwealth) simple past and past participle of focus ==== Usage notes ==== The spelling focused is much more common in the US but also more common in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. The Oxford English Dictionary describes the spelling focussed as irregular. The spelling focussed is a widely seen UK spelling but focused, (focuses, focusing) is more common in prestige publications. The spelling focussed is nowadays more common in Canada and New Zealand than in the UK.