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Bemuse

/bəˈmjuːz/

To confuse or bewilder.

📖 Definitions of "Bemuse"

verb
  1. 1

    To confuse or bewilder.

  2. 2

    To devote to the Muses.

🔄 Synonyms of "Bemuse"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
throwverb(transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
bewilderverb(transitive) To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
discombobulateverb(transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bemuse"

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bewilderverb(transitive) To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
discombobulateverb(transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
throwverb(transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
stupefyverb(transitive, by extension, figurative) To astonish or stun, especially as a result of some distressing action.
bemazeverb(transitive) To bewilder.
amuseverb(transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions.
bewhapeverb(transitive, archaic) To bewilder; amaze; confuse; utterly confound.
confuseverb(transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand
bogglenoun(dated) A bungle; a botched situation.
baffoundverbTo perplex; to bewilder.
bemuddleverb(archaic) to confuse, distort
bedevilverbTo harass or cause trouble for; to plague.
bedazzleverb(transitive, informal) To decorate with sequins or other sparkly material; to bespangle.
confoundverbTo perplex or puzzle.
bamfoozleverb(colloquial) To confound; to perplex.
ammuseverbObsolete spelling of amuse. [(transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions.]
poseverb(transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
perplexverb(transitive) To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.
betwattleverb(archaic, transitive, West Country) To surprise, to confound, to befuddle, to put in a distressed state of mind.
puzzlenoun(countable) A thing such as a complicated matter or a problem which is difficult to make sense of or understand; also, a person who is difficult to make sense of or understand; an enigma.

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