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verb
- 1. puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone): "he was bemused by what was happening"
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1. : to make confused : puzzle, bewilder. 2. : to occupy the attention of : distract, absorb. has bemused audiences around the world. 3. : to cause to have feelings of wry or tolerant amusement. seems truly bemused that people beyond his circle in Seattle would be interested in his ruminations Ruth B. Smith. bemusement. bi-ˈmyüz-mənt. bē- noun.
throw (someone) a curve (ball)/curveballidiom. throw someone off balanceidiom. tie someone (up) in knotsidiom. unbalance. See more results » (Definition of bemuse from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of bemuse. bemuse.
Bemuse definition: to bewilder or confuse.. See examples of BEMUSE used in a sentence.
To bemuse is to confuse or puzzle. You could bemuse your teacher by writing an essay as a series of haikus, but don’t. Usually a bemused teacher is not a happy one. Bemuse is not the same as amuse, which means to entertain someone or make them laugh.
Definition of bemuse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. If something bemuses you, it puzzles or confuses you. The sheer quantity of detail would bemuse even the most clear-headed author. [VERB noun] Synonyms: puzzle, stun, confuse, overwhelm More Synonyms of bemuse. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
verb [ T ] us / bɪˈmjuːz / uk / 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. disorient. do someone's head in idiom.
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.
verb. bemused, bemuses, bemusing. To cause to be bewildered; confuse. American Heritage. To muddle or stupefy. Webster's New World. To occupy the attention of; absorb or engross. The book bemused him for days. American Heritage.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the verb bemuse mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb bemuse. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.
