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BEMUSED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
Example:
she felt lost on the first day of school
Synonyms:
at sea; baffled; befuddled; bemused; bewildered; confounded; confused; lost; mazed; mixed-up
Classified under:
Similar:
perplexed (full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Deeply absorbed in thought
Example:
a preoccupied frown
Synonyms:
bemused; lost; preoccupied
Classified under:
Similar:
thoughtful (exhibiting or characterized by careful thought)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb bemuse
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