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    bemuse
    /bɪˈmjuːz/

    verb

    • 1. puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone): "he was bemused by what was happening"

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

    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. disorientate.

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

    The meaning of BEMUSE is to make confused : puzzle, bewilder. How to use bemuse in a sentence. Did you know? Are amused and bemused synonyms?

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › bemuseBEMUSE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Bemuse definition: to bewilder or confuse.. See examples of BEMUSE used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBEMUSE | definition in the Cambridge English 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.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bemuseBemuse - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBEMUSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › bemuseBemuse - definition of bemuse 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.