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bemused::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lost, preoccupied |
as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class.
bemused::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | at sea, baffled, befuddled, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up |
obviously bemused by his questions.
Examples of bemused
bemused
The lizard kept up a bemused watch but let the ants live to blunder another day.
From the express.co.uk
He's wearing a cap, blue jeans and a T-shirt and has a bemused look on his face.
From the cnn.com
The local Hellenes are at once bemused, suspicious and surreptitiously grateful.
From the economist.com
It has a slightly bemused expression and wears its underpants over its trousers.
From the guardian.co.uk
I was quite bemused as to what they had done to be erased from heaven and earth.
From the guardian.co.uk
I was also somewhat bemused by what I christened the dog scooter, the 3 wheeler.
From the guardian.co.uk
There is the bumbling protagonist bemused by a particular aspect of modern life.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Grant said Pakistani artists are often bemused by the attention from foreigners.
From the nzherald.co.nz
My husband, a white Australian who grew up in Sydney in the 1970s, was bemused.
From the time.com
- Bewilder: cause to be confused emotionally
- (bemused) 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"
- (bemused) baffled: 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"
- To confuse or bewilder; To devote to the Muses
- (Bemused) means "bewildered" or "lost in thought": George was bemused by the unexpected ending to the movie.
