bemusement

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English bemuse

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Old French -mentbor.

Middle English -ment

English -ment

English bemusement

From bemuse + -ment.

The state of being bemused. Near-synonyms: preoccupation, perplexity, bewilderment, speechlessness (all sometimes overlapping in meaning)