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- Dictionarybemused/bəˈmyo͞ozd/
adjective
- 1. puzzled, confused, or bewildered: "Lucy looked a little bemused"
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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.
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]
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).
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.
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.
Definition of bemused adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
• 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.
Definition of 'bemused' Word Frequency. bemused. (bɪmyuzd ) adjective. If you are bemused, you are puzzled or confused. He was rather bemused by children. Synonyms: puzzled, stunned, confused, stumped More Synonyms of bemused. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.
