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bemused definition
bemused |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bemuse Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bemuse Entailment of verb bemuse Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb bemuse 1 sense of bemuse Sense 1 bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate, throw => upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit Familiarity of verb bemuse bemuse used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bemuse Sense 1 bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate, throw => upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit -------------- Overview of verb bemuse The verb bemuse has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate, throw -- (cause to be confused emotionally) Overview of adj bemused The adj bemused has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. bemused, deep in thought, lost, preoccupied -- (deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown") 2. baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea -- (perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school") Antonyms of adj bemused 2 senses of bemused Sense 1 bemused, deep in thought(prenominal), lost(prenominal), preoccupied INDIRECT (VIA thoughtful) -> thoughtless Sense 2 baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea INDIRECT (VIA perplexed) -> unperplexed Similarity of adj bemused 2 senses of bemused Sense 1 bemused, deep in thought(prenominal), lost(prenominal), preoccupied => thoughtful (vs. thoughtless) Sense 2 baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea => perplexed (vs. unperplexed) Attributes of adj bemused Familiarity of adj bemused bemused used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj bemused bemused Overview of verb bemuse The verb bemuse has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate, throw -- (cause to be confused emotionally) Overview of adj bemused The adj bemused has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. bemused, deep in thought, lost, preoccupied -- (deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown") 2. baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea -- (perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school")
bemused definition