bemuse
verb (used with object)
to bewilder or confuse.
has bemused
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present perfectof bemuse (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"Chris Silverwood has been in charge for a while now and what I've seen has bemused me at times."
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2021
The scramble has bemused Americans – the New York Post ran a video of honking cars – and inspired colourful headlines: “Night of the living fed: Krispy Kreme after dark.”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2018
The adulation for the balding, stocky anglophone with the heavily accented French has bemused the man and his family.
From Time Magazine Archive
