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adjective

Definition of bemusednext
as in bewildered
suffering from mental confusion new federal regulations that the easily bemused should make no attempt to read and understand

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verb

past tense of bemuse
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as in intrigued
to hold the attention of a public that seemed more bemused by the shenanigans of celebrities than by a war being waged half a world away

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as in puzzled
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty the stage mishap momentarily bemused the actress

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