bemused en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /bɪˈmjuːzd/
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
- deeply thoughtful; preoccupied
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perplexed and bewildered
That left Bradly as bemused as ever, for it posed another incomprehensibility: Why had Podson walked here?
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 65:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most bemused | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more bemused | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
bemusement · muse · musings
Translations (17)
de verwirrt (perplexed and bewildered) · fr stupéfait (perplexed and bewildered) · nl in de war gebracht (perplexed and bewildered) · ko 어리벙벙한 (perplexed and bewildered) · mi pōrauraha (perplexed and bewildered) · ko 생각에 잠긴 (thoughtful; preoccupied) · de irritiert (perplexed and bewildered) · ko 정신이 팔린 (thoughtful; preoccupied) · ko 넋을 잃은 (perplexed and bewildered) · de verwundert (thoughtful; preoccupied) · fr perplexe (perplexed and bewildered) · ko 어리둥절한 (perplexed and bewildered) · fr perplexe (thoughtful; preoccupied) · de verblüfft (perplexed and bewildered) · nl verbijsterd (perplexed and bewildered) · nl verward (perplexed and bewildered) · de nachdenklich gestimmt (thoughtful; preoccupied)