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bemused

UK
/bɪˈmjuːzd/
US
/bɪˈmjuzd/

Translations

bemusedadjective
more bemused
Comp.
most bemused
Super.
UK
/bɪˈmjuːzd/
US
/bɪˈmjuːzd/
songeurEn parlant d’une personne plongée dans ses pensées.
He stared out of the window, bemused by his own memories.
Il regardait par la fenêtre, songeur, absorbé par ses propres souvenirs.
She had a bemused expression on her face as she tried to understand the complex instructions.
Elle avait une expression déconcertée sur le visage en essayant de comprendre les instructions complexes.
Synonyms
bewildered
confused
puzzled
perplexed
dazed
disoriented
bemuseverb

bemused

Past Simple

bemused
Past Simple
bemused
Past Participle
bemusing
Gerund
UK
/bɪˈmjuːz/
US
/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
confuse
bewilder
mystify
baffle
perplex

Definitions

bemusedadjective
Puzzled, confused, or bewildered.
She had a bemused expression on her face as she tried to understand the complex instructions.
Deeply absorbed in thought; preoccupied.
He stared out of the window, bemused by his own memories.
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.
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