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    bemused
    /bɪˈmjuːzd/

    adjective

    • 1. puzzled, confused, or bewildered: "Lucy looked a little bemused"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBEMUSED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Jul 22, 2012 · 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?

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bemusedBemused Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed. … he was fumbling with the sheets, and looking down at them with a slightly bemused expression as though the stuff before him was in a foreign language … Robert Penn Warren. 2. : lost in thought or reverie.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBEMUSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › bemusedBEMUSED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Bemused definition: bewildered or confused. See examples of BEMUSED used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBEMUSED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'bemused' Word Frequency. bemused. (bɪmjuːzd ) adjective. 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. bemusedly (bɪmjuːzɪdli ) adverb [ADVERB after verb]

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bemusedBemused - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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).

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbemused adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of bemused adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › bemusedBemused - definition of bemused by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › bemusedbemused | meaning of bemused in Longman Dictionary of...

    • She told him to leave, but he just sat there with a bemused expression on his face. • Diana's gesture did not surprise her, merely bemused her. • He was a gentle, courteous, convivial, slightly bemused romantic, born out of his time. • Silently, and still bemused, she held out the receiver.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordBEMUSED - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "BEMUSED" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.