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bemused

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be⋅mused

  [bi-myoozd]
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–adjective
1. bewildered or confused.
2. lost in thought; preoccupied.
Origin:
1695–1705; bemuse + -ed 2

Related forms:
be⋅mus⋅ed⋅ly  [bi-myoo-zid-lee] , adverb

be⋅muse

  [bi-myooz]
–verb (used with object), -mused, -mus⋅ing.
to bewilder or confuse (someone).
Origin:
1695–1705; be- + muse

Related forms:
be⋅muse⋅ment, noun
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be·muse   (bĭ-myōōz')   
tr.v.   be·mused, be·mus·ing, be·mus·es

  1. To cause to be bewildered; confuse. See Synonyms at daze.

  2. To cause to be engrossed in thought.

be·mus'ed·ly (-myōō'zĭd-lē) adv., be·muse'ment n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

bemuse 
1735, "to make utterly confused," from be- + muse (cf. amuse). Used humorously by Pope (1705) in the sense "devoted utterly to the Muses."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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