Verb
/biˈmyo͞oz/,

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bemused, past tense; bemused, past participle; bemuses, 3rd person singular present; bemusing, present participle;
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Puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone)
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she was accepted with bemused resignation by her parents as a hippie
Web Definitions:
- deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown"
- baffled: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
- (bemusement) bewilderment: confusion resulting from failure to understand
- deeply thoughtful; preoccupied; perplexed and bewildered
- (bemusement) The characteristic of being bemused
- (bemusingly) In a manner likely to bemuse
- means "bewildered" or "lost in thought": George was bemused by the unexpected ending to the movie.