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bemused
adjective
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
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adjective
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
“obviously bemused by his questions”
adjective
deeply absorbed in thought
“as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class”
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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
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