bemused
adjective
[ bɪˈmjuːzd ]
• puzzled, confused, or bewildered.
• "Lucy looked a little bemused"
bemuse
verb
• 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.
