bemused

Meaning of bemused

adjective
  1. puzzled, confused, or bewildered.
    Lucy looked a little bemused
    her bemused expression
    a crowd of bemused onlookers
verb, past tense
  1. puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone).
    he was bemused by what was happening

mid 18th century: from be- (as an intensifier) + muse2.

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Hyphenation of bemused

be-mused

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • bemused is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

bemused synonyms

Meaning deep in thought:

lost, preoccupied

Meaning baffled:

baffled, befuddled, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed

Meaning unable to understand; perplexed:

puzzled

Meaning completely baffled; very puzzled:

perplexed

Meaning (of a question or problem) be too hard for; baffle:

stumped

Meaning utterly bewilder or perplex (someone):

mystified

Meaning make (someone) unable to think or feel properly:

stupefied

Meaning so surprised and confused that one is unsure how to react:

nonplussed

Meaning not arranged in order; untidy:

muddled

Meaning confused or stupefied, especially as a result of drinking alcohol:

fuddled

Meaning greatly astonished or amazed:

dumbfounded

Meaning having lost one's sense of direction; disorientated:

disoriented

Meaning unsettled or confused:

disconcerted

Meaning disturbed or agitated:

discomposed

Meaning beset by problems or difficulties:

troubled

Meaning make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed:

discomfited

Meaning make (someone) lose courage or confidence:

unnerved

Meaning (of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate:

shaken

Meaning unable to think or react properly; bewildered:

dazed

Meaning so shocked that one is temporarily unable to react; astonished:

stunned

Meaning greatly surprised or impressed; amazed:

astonished

Meaning shock or greatly surprise:

astounded

Meaning bewildered or perplexed:

flummoxed

Meaning cheat or fool:

bamboozled

Meaning confused and disconcerted:

discombobulated

Meaning having no knowledge, understanding, or ability:

clueless

Meaning disturb or disconcert (someone):

fazed

Meaning baffle (someone) completely:

floored

Meaning past participle of beat:

beaten

Meaning tired out; exhausted:

bushed

Meaning cause to lose one's way; lead or drive astray:

wildered

Meaning unable to concentrate because one is preoccupied by something worrying or unpleasant:

distracted

Translation of bemused

Words that rhyme with bemused

used, caused, chiaused, diapaused, haused, paused, uncaused, abused, bused, debused, disabused, nimbused, overabused, rebused, unabused, accused, caucused, crocused, defocused, excused, focused, fucused, hocused, incused, interaccused, misaccused, misfocused, overfocused, preaccused, preexcused, prefocused, reaccused, recused, refocused, scused, unaccused, unexcused, unfocused, chauffeused, meused, reused, circumfused, confused, defused, diffused, effused, electrofused, fused, hypoperfused, inconfused

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