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- In both letter and poem, Pope used bemused to allude to being inspired by or devoted to one of the Muses, the Greek sister goddesses of art, music, and literature.
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The meaning of BEMUSE is to make confused : puzzle, bewilder. How to use bemuse in a sentence. Did you know? Are amused and bemused synonyms?
verb [ T ] uk / bɪˈmjuːz / us / bɪˈmjuːz / Add to word list. to slightly confuse someone: Her answer bemused us all. Synonyms. bewilder. discombobulate informal mainly humorous. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Puzzle and confuse. addle. baffle. bedazzle. befuddle. bewilder. cloud. discombobulate. disorientate.
Definition of bemuse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Dictionary definition of bemuse. To cause someone to feel confused, puzzled, or bewildered. "The complex math problem seemed to bemuse the entire class." Detailed meaning of bemuse. When someone is bemused, they find themselves in a state of mental perplexity or amusement.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb bemuse. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
BEMUSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of bemuse in English. bemuse. verb [ T ] us / bɪˈmjuːz / uk / bɪˈmjuːz / Add to word list. to slightly confuse someone: Her answer bemused us all. Synonyms. bewilder. discombobulate informal mainly humorous. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Puzzle and confuse. addle.
Define bemuse. bemuse synonyms, bemuse pronunciation, bemuse translation, English dictionary definition of bemuse. tr.v. be·mused , be·mus·ing , be·mus·es 1. To cause to be bewildered; confuse. 2. To occupy the attention of; absorb or engross: The book bemused him for...
