bemused

[bih-myoozd]

adjective

1. bewildered or confused.

   a bemused expression on his face.

2. lost in thought; preoccupied.

3. mildly amused, especially in a detached way.

bemused

/ bɪˈmjuːzd, bɪˈmjuːzɪdlɪ /

adjective

1. preoccupied; lost in thought

Confusables Note

See bemuse.

Other Word Forms

• bemusedly adverb
• unbemused adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bemused¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; bemuse + -ed ²

Example Sentences

But, speaking just after the game, his manager Arne Slot was left bemused by the incident.

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Many of the band members interviewed here, some decades after the moment of their greatest success, look back with a bemused sense of proportion and, where appropriate, regret.

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In an interview with GQ last year, he revealed he had been slightly bemused by the experience.

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She said many people in Maghera had been left "bemused and confused".

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The trio embraced before Scheffler retrieved his hat and left the green with a bemused Bennett nestled in the crook of his left arm.

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• befuddled 
• bewildered 
• dazed 
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