amused

[ uh-myoozd ]

/ əˈmyuzd /

adjective

pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted.

displaying amusement: an amused expression on her face.

aroused to mirth.

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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

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Origin of amused

First recorded in 1590–1600; amuse + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM amused

a·mus·ed·ly

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

Words nearby amused

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

Example sentences 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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