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bemuse

UK
/bɪˈmjuːz/
US
/bɪˈmjuz/
bemuseverb
bemused
Past Simple
bemused
Past Participle
bemusing
Gerund
UK
/bɪˈmjuːz/
US
/bɪˈmjuz/
Translations
The complex instructions bemused the new employees.
Les instructions complexes ont déconcerté les nouveaux employés.
Additional translations
captiverSens littéraire : rendre pensif, absorber l’attention.
Definitions
To confuse or bewilder someone.
The complex instructions bemused the new employees.
To cause someone to be absorbed in thought; to preoccupy or engross.
The philosopher's lecture bemused the students, leaving them pondering for hours.
Synonyms
bewilder
confuse
perplex
baffle
mystify
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