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- DictionaryBemused/bəˈmyo͞ozd/
adjective
- 1. puzzled, confused, or bewildered: "Lucy looked a little bemused"
The meaning of BEMUSED is marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed. How to use bemused in a sentence.
slightly confused; not knowing what to do or how to understand something: He was looking from one face to the other with an air of bemused disbelief. (Definition of bemused from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of bemused?
Bemused definition: bewildered or confused. See examples of BEMUSED used in a sentence.
If you're bemused, you're muddled or preoccupied. It happens when you're lost in thought, dazed, or overwhelmed (say, on the first day of high school).
If you are bemused, you are puzzled or confused. He was rather bemused by children. Mr. Sebastian was looking at the boys with a bemused expression. Synonyms: puzzled, stunned, confused, stumped More Synonyms of bemused.
Meaning of bemuse in English. bemuse. verb [ T ] uk / bɪˈmjuːz / us / bɪˈmjuːz / Add to word list. to slightly confuse someone: Her answer bemused us all. Synonyms. bewilder. discombobulate informal mainly humorous. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Puzzle and confuse. addle. baffle. bedazzle. befuddle. bewilder. cloud. discombobulate.
Definition of bemused adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To cause to be bewildered; confuse. 2. To occupy the attention of; absorb or engross: The book bemused him for days. 3. Usage Problem To cause to be mildly or wryly amused: "Unlike William McKinley, whose priggishness bemused him, Roosevelt had no compunctions about smoking cigars in public" (Joseph Conlin). be·mus′ed·ly (-myo͞o′zĭd-lē) adv.
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