amused

[ uh-myoozd ]

/ əˈmyuzd /

adjective

pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted.

displaying amusement: an amused expression on her face.

aroused to mirth.

Nearby words

amurca, amusable, amuse, amuse-bouche, amuse-gueule, amused, amusement, amusement arcade, amusement park, amusement tax, amusia

Origin of amused

First recorded in 1590–1600; amuse + -ed²

Related forms

a·mus·ed·ly

[uh-myoo-zid-lee] /əˈmyu zɪd li/, adverbun·a·mused, adjectivewell-a·mused, adjective

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Examples from the Web for unamused

Unamused, the headmaster had destroyed the issue and threatened to bounce Bonzo's creator from school.
Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon|Robert Sam Anson|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tarling showed his teeth in an unamused grin as the words came to him.
The Daffodil Mystery|Edgar Wallace
The girl was as unamused as he at his certainty that it had something to do with them, or she would not have mentioned it.
The Brimming Cup|Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Katherine was neither preoccupied nor distrait, or unamused even by the small accidents and absurdities of travel.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady|Lucas Malet

Ely the and Morton Haddon got out and, full of perplexity but not unamused, fell to asking questions of their dishevelled friends.
The Penalty|Gouverneur Morris

British Dictionary definitions for unamused

unamused

/ (ˌʌnəˈmjuːzd) /

adjective

not entertained, diverted, or laughingthey looked on, unamused

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