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- Dictionarybemuse/bɪˈmjuːz/
verb
- 1. puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone): "he was bemused by what was happening"
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Bemuse means to make confused, to occupy the attention of, or to cause amusement. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and usage of this verb from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Bemuse means to slightly confuse someone, or to make them puzzled or bewildered. Learn more about this verb, its synonyms and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Bemuse means to bewilder or confuse, or to cause mild amusement. Learn how to use this verb correctly and avoid confusion with amuse.
Bemuse means to slightly confuse someone, or to bewilder or discombobulate them. Learn more about this verb, its pronunciation, and its usage in sentences from various sources.
To bemuse is to confuse or puzzle. You could bemuse your teacher by writing an essay as a series of haikus, but don’t. Usually a bemused teacher is not a happy one. Bemuse is not the same as amuse, which means to entertain someone or make them laugh.
Bemuse means to confuse or bewilder someone or something. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples from Collins dictionaries.
1. To cause to be bewildered; confuse. 2. To occupy the attention of; absorb or engross: The book bemused him for days. 3. Usage Problem To cause to be mildly or wryly amused: "Unlike William McKinley, whose priggishness bemused him, Roosevelt had no compunctions about smoking cigars in public" (Joseph Conlin). be·mus′ed·ly (-myo͞o′zĭd-lē) adv.
