Definition of bemused

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  • bemused is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • bemused is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • bemused is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of bemused

  • deeply absorbed in thought (adjective)

    Examples

    1. as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class

    Synonyms

    1. lost
    2. preoccupied
  • perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment (adjective)

    Examples

    1. obviously bemused by his questions

    Synonyms

    1. at sea
    2. baffled
    3. befuddled
    4. bewildered
    5. confounded
    6. confused
    7. lost
    8. mazed
    9. mixed-up

See definition of bemused in Merriam Webster