bemused

UK: /bɪˈmjuːzd/ US: /bɪˈmjuzd/ ,(bi myo̅o̅zd′)

From the verb bemuse: (⇒ conjugate)

bemused is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

be•mused /bɪˈmyuzd/   adj. 

1. bewildered; confused;
   puzzled:
   a bemused expression on his face.

be•mus•ed•ly /bɪˈmyuzɪdli/  adv. 
be•muse•ment, n. 

[uncountable] a look of bemusement on his face.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

be•mused  (bi myo̅o̅zd′), adj. 

1. bewildered or confused.
2. lost in thought; preoccupied.

• bemuse + -ed² 1695–1705

be•mus•ed•ly  (bi myo̅o̅′zid lē), adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

bemused / bɪˈmjuːzd/ adjective

1. confused; bewildered
2. preoccupied; lost in thought

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

be•muse  (bi myo̅o̅z′), v.t., -mused, -mus•ing. 

1. to bewilder or confuse (someone).

• be- + muse 1695–1705

be•muse′ment, n. 

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bemuse / bɪˈmjuːz/ verb

1. (transitive) to confuse; bewilder