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BEMUSE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they bemuse ... he / she / it bemuses
Past simple: bemused
Past participle: bemused
-ing form: bemusing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause to be confused emotionally
Synonyms:
bemuse; bewilder; discombobulate; throw
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "bemuse" is one way to...):
discomfit; discompose; disconcert; untune; upset (cause to lose one's composure)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
The bad news will bemuse him
The good news will bemuse her
Derivation:
bemusement (confusion resulting from failure to understand)
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