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bemuse

/bɪˈmjuːz/

/bɪˈmjuz/

Translations

bemuseverb

bemused

Past Simple

bemused

Past Participle

bemusing

Gerund

/bɪˈmjuːz/

/bɪˈmjuz/

The complex instructions bemused the new employees.

Les instructions complexes ont déconcerté les nouveaux employés.

Additional translations

captiverSens littéraire : rendre pensif, absorber l’attention.

Synonyms

bemuseverb

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.