Bemused - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bɪˈmjʊzd|  American pronunciation of the word bemused
Brit.  |bɪˈmjuːzd|  British pronunciation of the word bemused

adjective

- deeply absorbed in thought (syn: lost, preoccupied)
as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class
- perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment (syn: befuddled, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mixed-up)
obviously bemused by his questions

Extra examples

He looked slightly bemused by all the questions.

...a public that seemed more bemused by the shenanigans of celebrities than by a war being waged half a world away...

...the stage mishap momentarily bemused the actress...

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