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[ bih-myoozd ] / bɪˈmyuzd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bemused ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivebewildered or confused: a bemused expression on his face. lost in thought; preoccupied. mildly amused, especially in a detached way. Origin of bemusedFirst recorded in 1695–1705; bemuse + -ed2 words often confused with bemusedSee bemuse. OTHER WORDS FROM bemusedbe·mus·ed·ly [bih-myoo-zid-lee], /bɪˈmyu zɪd li/, adverbun·be·mused, adjectiveWords nearby bemusedbemire, bemoan, bemock, bemuddle, bemuse, bemused, be my guest, ben, Benacerraf, Benadryl, bename Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bemusedA bemused line reading sneaks in when you are anticipating a hammy hard sell. It’s OK to Like ‘The Big Bang Theory’|Kevin Fallon|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST But the prevailing emotion that day, even among us awardees, was a bemused sense of boredom, restlessness and insatiability. The Medal of Honor Disgrace|Brian Van Reet|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Some folks watch Bieber's challenges with bemused interest, others with disgust, and others with genuine concern. Justin Bieber's Spiritual Crisis|Joshua DuBois|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Messina would introduce himself to bemused staffers and ask them to visit his office for a second or two. No Drama Obama’s Dramatic 2012 Reelection Campaign|Richard Wolffe|September 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Bemused, two journalists behind me wondered aloud “what this guy is doing here.” Matt & Tom Berninger on The National’s Doc ‘Mistaken for Strangers’|Melissa Leon|April 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST She tried again now, bemused, and once more gave it up, although somehow this time she did feel a bit nearer success. The Trial of Callista Blake|Edgar Pangborn The thought of raising the bid of five hundred gold to a thousand or more had bemused him, blunted his ordinary cunning. The Pagan Madonna|Harold MacGrath I then fell into a sort of bemused condition, as though I were ruminating what could next be done. The Mercy of Allah|Hilaire Belloc For an instant he was bemused, and one who passed by heard him muttering broken words. All Men are Ghosts|L. P. Jacks She led him, unresisting but bemused, towards the gate, and into a confectioner's. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes|Israel Zangwill
British Dictionary definitions for bemused
adjectivepreoccupied; lost in thought Derived forms of bemusedbemusedly (bɪˈmjuːzɪdlɪ), adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bemuseddistracted, bewildered, dazed, perplexed, befuddled, puzzled, absent, preoccupied, lost, abstracted, engrossed, absorbed, discombobulated, thrown, muddled, stupefied, flustered, dreamy, faraway, inattentive |