bemuse

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Englisch - Englisch
To devote to the Muses
To confuse or bewilder

For God's sake, why do people keep using 'bemused' as if it means 'amused'? asked the bemused editor.

To confuse or bewilder, especially regarding emotional matters, for example: "For Gods sake, why do people keep using bemused as if it means amused?" asked the bemused editor
cause to be confused emotionally
If something bemuses you, it puzzles or confuses you. The sheer quantity of detail would bemuse even the most clear-headed author. = bewilder
To muddle, daze, or partially stupefy, as with liquor
{f} confuse, bewilder, baffle; occupy one's attention
bemused
perplexed and bewildered
bemused
Simple past tense and past participle of bemuse
bemused
deeply thoughtful; preoccupied
bemused
{a} overcome with music
bemused
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. = bewildered + bemusedly be·mus·ed·ly He was staring bemusedly at the picture of himself. looking as if you are confused = bewildered (MUSE)
bemused
deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown
bemused
{s} confused, bewildered, baffled; having one's attention occupied
bemusedly
In a bemused manner
bemusement
The characteristic of being bemused
bemusement
Bemusement is the feeling that you have when you are puzzled or confused by something. A look of bemusement spread across their faces
bemusement
{i} confusion; state of having one's attention occupied
bemusement
confusion resulting from failure to understand
bemuses
third-person singular of bemuse
bemusing
present participle of bemuse
bemuse
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