bemuse

(bĭ-myūz')
tr.v., -mused, -mus·ing, -mus·es.

1. To cause to be bewildered; confuse. See synonyms at daze.
2. To cause to be engrossed in thought.

bemusedly be·mus'ed·ly (-myū'zĭd-lē) adv.
bemusement be·muse'ment n.

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verb

To dull the senses, as with a heavy blow, a shock, or fatigue: bedaze, benumb, daze, stun, stupefy. Chiefly Regional maze. See awareness/unawareness.

v

Definition: confuse
Antonyms: clear up, enlighten, explain, illuminate, tell

For a list of words related to bemused, see:

• Happy, Playful, Optimistic, or Elated

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forvirre, få til at undre sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbijsteren

Français (French)
v. tr. - stupéfier

Deutsch (German)
v. - verwirren, verdutzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καταπλήσσω, σαστίζω

Italiano (Italian)
sconcertare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - confundir, tontear

Русский (Russian)
поражать, ошеломлять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - dejar perplejo, pasmar, causar estupefacción

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förvirra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使困惑, 使发呆, 使茫然

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使困惑, 使發呆, 使茫然

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 곤혹케 하다, 멍하게 하다, 마음을 빼앗다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 困惑させる, 思いにふけらす, ぼんやりさせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أربك, حير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הביך, בילבל‬

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