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bemuse

/bɪˈmjuːz/

/bɪˈmjuz/

bemuseverb

bemused

Past Simple

bemused

Past Participle

bemusing

Gerund

/bɪˈmjuːz/

/bɪˈmjuz/

Translations

The teacher's explanation seemed to bemuse the students.

Объяснение учителя, казалось, озадачило студентов.

Additional translations

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.

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