bemused
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Bemused
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So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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bemuse (bɪˈmjuːz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to confuse; bewilder | |
| be'musement | |
| —n | |
| be'musing | |
| —adj | |
| bemused (bɪˈmjuːzd) | |
| —adj | |
| preoccupied; lost in thought | |
| bemusedly | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
Thank you for the chance to vent this bit of bemused irritation.
The couple spends an idyllic three days as newlyweds, although Miles is bemused to realize he knows very little about his wife.
Even in this occasionally stilted early film, the director's bemused intelligence comes through.
In her casual pantsuit, she could easily be mistaken for a bemused tourist.
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