bemuse
pronunciation
How to pronounce bemuse in British English:
UK [bɪ'mju:z]
How to pronounce bemuse in American English:
US [bɪˈmjuz]
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- Verb:
- cause to be confused emotionally
Word Origin
- bemuse (v.)
- "to make utterly confused," from be- + muse (compare amuse); attested from 1735 but probably older, as Pope (1705) punned on it as "devoted utterly to the Muses."
Example
- 1. I study english bemuse it is useful for my work .
- 2. But its folksy style - with jokes about raccoon hunting - may bemuse international readers .
- 3. Country cousin : one whose ingenuousness or rustic ways may bemuse or entertain city dwellers .