bemuse
verb (used with object)
to bewilder or confuse.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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It was bemusing to watch the hamfisted win over Japan in Austria and realise that a key phase of the build-up has ended for 's side.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2010