bemuse
bemuse · bemuses · bemused · bemusing
поражать, ошеломлять, смущать
verwirren, verblüffen, irritieren, nachdenklich stimmen
To confuse or bewilderTo confuse or bewilder.
/bɪˈmjuːz/
» His answer bemused us all.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To confuse or bewilder.
verwirren, verblüffen, irritieren
поража́тьporažátʹ, ошеломлятьošelomljatʹ, смуща́тьsmuščátʹ
(proscribed, sometimes, transitive)To be amused, especially sardonically.
(archaic, humorous)To devote to the Muses.
(obsolete, slang, transitive)To make drunk; to intoxicate.
More definitions
- cause to be confused emotionally
Examples
2 sentencesHis answer bemused us all.
But anon their bemused wits awoke to the nature of the deed which was like to be done upon the moorlands.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to confuse or bewilder:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to confuse or bewilder:
Origin
From be- + muse. In meaning, influenced by bemaze and later amuse.From be- + muse. In meaning, influenced by bemaze and later amuse.
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Forms
bemuses, bemusing, bemused, bemusedSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- cause to be confused emotionally:bewilderdiscombobulatethrow
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbemusement
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle