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bemusement
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be⋅muse
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bɪˈmyuz
/
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bi-
myooz
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–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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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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be·muse
(bĭ-myōōz')
tr.v.
be·mused
,
be·mus·ing
,
be·mus·es
To cause to be bewildered; confuse. See Synonyms at
daze
.
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
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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