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bemuse
[ bih-myooz ]
verb (used with object)
- to bewilder or confuse.
- to preoccupy; engross.
- to cause to be mildly amused, especially in a detached way:
Apparently bemused by his critics, he floated above the clamor surrounding the campaign.
bemuse
/ ²úɪˈ³¾Âá³Ü˳ú /
verb
- tr to confuse; bewilder
Confusables Note
Derived Forms
- ²ú±ðˈ³¾³Ü²õ¾±²Ô²µ, adjective
- ²ú±ðˈ³¾³Ü²õ±ð³¾±ð²Ô³Ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²ú±ð·³¾³Ü²õ±ðm±ð²Ô³Ù noun
Example Sentences
Another defeat, another tournament gone, and another head-in-hands moment in the bemusing collapse of this iconic Manchester City team.
Speaking on the red carpet at last weekend's Bafta Awards, Norton, 39, described the speculation around him becoming Bond as "so weird and bemusing" yet "fun".
The advert sees Keoghan, depicting his Banshees character Dominic Kearney, riding a donkey that is meandering along on a path in rural Ireland while he tosses laptops out of a satchel to bemused islanders.
I was both mortified and bemused, curious about who would pay good money to spread such obvious nonsense.
The Accra street vendor looks at me, bemused.
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