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Thesaurus: bemused

adjective

    So lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings: absent, absent-minded, abstracted, distrait, faraway, inattentive, preoccupied. Idioms: a million miles away. See ability/inability, awareness/unawareness.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: deeply absorbed in thought
  Synonyms: deep in thought, lost, preoccupied

Meaning #2: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
  Synonyms: baffled, befuddled, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea


 
 
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