Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: bemused
IPA transcription: [bɪmj'uzd]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at_sea
    Meaning: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
  • Synonyms: bemused, deep_in_thought(p), lost(p), preoccupied
    Meaning: 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"
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