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noun
The state of being bemused.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: preoccupation, perplexity, bewilderment, speechlessness
Antonyms: none provided
noun
confusion resulting from failure to understand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray
History
Etymology tree English bemuse Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English bemusement From bemuse + -ment.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
