English dictionary
bemused
adjectiveParts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
adjective
- deeply absorbed in thought
Example sentences
obviously bemused by his questions
bewildered and confused
a cloudy and confounded philosopher
just a mixed-up kid
she felt lost on the first day of school
as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class
lost in thought
a preoccupied frown