WORD: BEMUSED
MEANING:
1. To cause to be bewildered; confuse.
2. To occupy the attention of; absorb or engross: The book bemused him for days.
3. Usage Problem To cause to be mildly or wryly amused: ""Unlike William McKinley, whose priggishness bemused him, Roosevelt had no compunctions about smoking cigars in public"" (Joseph Conlin).
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Anil Kapoor mentions Aishwarya Rai on Salman Khan’s Dus Ka Dum. Salman’s bemused expression is now a viral video
PRONOUNCE:
be·muse - बिम्यूज़्ड
LINK: BEMUSED
MEANING:
1. To cause to be bewildered; confuse.
2. To occupy the attention of; absorb or engross: The book bemused him for days.
3. Usage Problem To cause to be mildly or wryly amused: ""Unlike William McKinley, whose priggishness bemused him, Roosevelt had no compunctions about smoking cigars in public"" (Joseph Conlin).
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Anil Kapoor mentions Aishwarya Rai on Salman Khan’s Dus Ka Dum. Salman’s bemused expression is now a viral video
PRONOUNCE:
be·muse - बिम्यूज़्ड
LINK: BEMUSED
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