- bemusement
- noun see bemuse
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
bemusement
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bemusement — 1881, from BEMUSE (Cf. bemuse) + MENT (Cf. ment) … Etymology dictionary
bemusement — [[t]bɪmju͟ːzmənt[/t]] N UNCOUNT Bemusement is the feeling that you have when you are puzzled or confused by something. A look of bemusement mixed with alarm spread across their faces … English dictionary
bemusement — bemuse ► VERB ▪ confuse or bewilder. DERIVATIVES bemused adjective bemusement noun … English terms dictionary
bemusement — See bemusedly. * * * … Universalium
bemusement — noun The characteristic of being bemused … Wiktionary
bemusement — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition of being so lost in solitary thought as to be unaware of one s surroundings: absent mindedness, abstraction, brown study, daydreaming, muse2, reverie, study, trance. See AWARENESS … English dictionary for students
bemusement — n. confusion; state of having one s attention occupied … English contemporary dictionary
bemusement — be·muse·ment … English syllables
bemusement — See: bemused … English dictionary
bemusement — noun confusion resulting from failure to understand • Syn: ↑bewilderment, ↑obfuscation, ↑puzzlement, ↑befuddlement, ↑mystification, ↑bafflement • Derivationally related forms: ↑bemuse, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
