bemuse

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bemuse

/bɪˈmjuːz/ UK, US
/bəˈmjuːz/ UK, US

Rhymes with -uːz

Where it comes from

From be- + muse. In meaning, influenced by bemaze and later amuse.

verb bemuses · bemusing · bemused

transitive To confuse or bewilder. [With] fairy tales bemused the shepherd lies.
proscribed, sometimes, transitive To be amused, especially sardonically.
archaic, humorous To devote to the Muses. When those incorrigible things, Poets, are once irrecoverably Be-mus'd
obsolete, slang, transitive To make drunk; to intoxicate. a parson much be-mus'd in beer

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verb to confuse or bewilder

Español	desconcertar
Português	confuso
Français	déconcerter, stupéfier
Deutsch	verwirren, verblüffen, irritieren, nachdenklich stimmen, verwundern
Italiano	confondere
Русский	поража́ть poražátʹ, ошеломлять ošelomljatʹ, смуща́ть smuščátʹ

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@misc{bemuse_2026,
  title = {bemuse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bemuse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}