bemused; bemusing; bemuses
Definition of bemuse
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: to cause to have feelings of wry or tolerant amusement
seems truly bemused that people beyond his circle in Seattle would be interested in his ruminations— Ruth B. Smith
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The first known use of bemuse was in 1734
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