Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. Simple past tense and past participle of bemuse.
- adj. deeply thoughtful; preoccupied
- adj. perplexed and bewildered
WordNet 3.0
- adj. deeply absorbed in thought
- adj. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
Examples
“But he simply cocked one eyebrow, his expression bemused, and rubbed a hand gingerly over his jaw.”
““I needed to use the restroom, so I thought I should buy something,” he replied, his expression bemused.”
“Sometimes I think this is all a dream. * shakes head in bemused fashion*”
“The driver examined the surreal scene with an expression of bemused wonder.”
“Chavvorth blew out the candle, his expression bemused, and put it down.”
“About ten years ago, he used to go to Holy Communion occasionally at Westminster Cathedral, and was 'bemused' -- the Guardian's word -- when the late Cardinal Hume asked him to knock it off.”
“He moved a fraction so he could look at me, and his expression was bemused.”
“It shows the full figure of the Red Cross worker, his expression bemused, if anything.”
“I recall the bemused look on the face of the duty Police Inspector as the Palace Guard presented arms and my Uncle trying desperately and failing to wind down the drivers window whilst showing his pass and return the salute at the same time.”
“His expression was bemused, his neck was a wrinkly stump, and his girth cut away sharply to neat gray hips, giving him the appearance of a wildebeest weight lifter.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘bemused’.
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@vcb.etym.prjct - SAT WORD DUMP - as ...
The words on this list SAT regulars that I haven't sorted and grouped yet. It's like my wordy holding pen. get it? holding the pen to write a word? HA! I love how lame my humor is.
iconoclast, glacial, agnostic, histrionic, treacly, contemptuous, captious, bombastic, bombast, perfidy, quiescence, sordid and 148 more...
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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hunting
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LIT - Ulysses - key words and phrases
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Confusually
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baffle, farrago, confound, befuddle, daze, disorient, discombobulate, stupefy, perplex, mystify, bewilder, boggle and 134 more...
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good,everyday use
ballsy, somber, acerbic, gouge, muffin top, decrepit, crud, palliative, manly, bemused, specious
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Mentally irregular
Words for the mentally irregular
bonkers, unhinged, batshit crazy, cognitive dissonance, apophenia, undone, loony, unsound, deranged, a bit off the beam, daft, stark ravin' mad and 65 more...
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try to use now and then
exacerbate, inveterate, obviate, verbose, exasperate, disingenuous, squit, ingenue, Opiate, opioid, revile, decrepit and 14 more...
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vivids's list
picturesque, lovelight, twinkle, agleam, droplet, sunlight, shimmer, epitome, shard, mist, starlight, rain and 23 more...
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difficult words
ordure, tatterwallop, callipygian, odious, colophon, cynosure, hardener, emollience, valetudinarian, demonym, volage, polysemantic and 259 more...
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Buttery
Words that make me feel cozy
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Personal Vocabulary List
All my favourite words that I come across!
veritable, incongruence, rigamorole, letcherous, revolting, repulsive, reputrid, rapatious, forays, guise, placate, paradigm and 1162 more...
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SAT vocab
abash, abate, abdicate, aberration, abhor, abject, abnegate, abortive, absolve, abstruse, accolade, accost and 175 more...
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Words from "Pearls Before Breakfast"
nondescript, shrewd, seed money, bureaucrat, indeterminate, fungible, cupidity, banal, grandeur, utilitarian, buffer, ecstatic and 123 more...
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Expressions
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pained, pitiful, reproachful, annoyed, dismissive, excited, eager, spiteful, contemptuous, passive, calm, nervous and 155 more...
Tweets
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iangilman As seen in a Cracked's 9 Words That Don't Mean What You Think. Nov 26, 2007
rawles ...but rather like a portmanteau of "bewildered" and "confused." May 20, 2007