bemuse
verb
[ bɪˈmjuːz ]
• puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone).
• "he was bemused by what was happening"
Similar:
bewildered,
confused,
puzzled,
perplexed,
baffled,
stumped,
mystified,
stupefied,
nonplussed,
muddled,
befuddled,
fuddled,
dumbfounded,
at sea,
at a loss,
at sixes and sevens,
thrown (off balance),
taken aback,
disoriented,
disconcerted,
discomposed,
troubled,
discomfited,
unnerved,
shaken,
shaken up,
dazed,
stunned,
astonished,
astounded,
flummoxed,
bamboozled,
discombobulated,
clueless,
fazed,
floored,
beaten,
bushed,
wildered,
mazed,
distracted,
Origin:
mid 18th century: from be- (as an intensifier) + muse2.
