(v. t.) To muddle, daze, or partially stupefy, as with liquor.
Example Sentences:
(1) September 20, 2015 There were bemused reactions from some politicians.
(2) He shrugs in bemusement at what is, to him, a meaningless compliment.
(3) Adoption and fostering: ‘The best thing you have ever done’ Read more The process of adopting disabled children was much harder when she first did it in the 1980s, Thorn says, adding that people tended to be bemused as to why any parent would volunteer for the additional work involved in bringing up children with varying needs.
(4) Back in Slovenia, Velikonja's situation is viewed with a degree of bemusement.
(5) I was bemused when Lord Bell suggested the police should interest themselves in the case of a fictional assassination of a person who was already dead.
(6) But the attack on TalkTalk has left researchers bemused.
(7) In Brussels, the reaction was more bemusement than amusement.
(8) Klitschko and a bemused audience watched on as Fury stalked the ring in full song, most of those present presumably wishing for it to stop.
(9) Twenty years ago, diaspora organisations such as Afford were among the first to draw attention to African diasporas' important roles in Africa's development, to bemused and sceptical audiences.
(10) Zile, a US-educated former finance minister generally seen as competent and moderate, is bemused.
(11) But Ian Gordon, banks analyst at Investec, said: "We were quite bemused listening to RBS management describe the business as 'ready for privatisation in 12 months'.
(12) It has a slightly bemused expression and wears its underpants over its trousers.
(13) Budd is bemused but not, you sense, displeased at the renewed media attention, despite the pain it caused before.
(14) Granted, there was the odd person who just didn’t get it, who asked bemused questions such as: “Who makes decisions?” (both of us), “Who should we email?” (try both of us), or “Who’s in charge?” (erm, both of us).
(15) Salmond refused to sit down, bringing proceedings to a halt, and looked bemused by the chaos he had created.
(16) The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, appeared bemused when asked about the use of French as the language of Brexit: “If I am correctly informed, we are all entitled to speak in our native tongue.” Some EU officials were amused that French could be the language of Britain’s EU divorce.
(17) I’ve noticed on a number of occasions after leaving a snarky remark that they’ll comment again, not just bemused by the fact that I’ve taken offence, but wanting me to know that they like me.
(18) The Kazakh-stand sings a little louder and Kyrgios shakes his head in bemusement.
(19) After a lap of honour with her 11-month-old daughter in her arms, Pavey sounded almost bemused at her success.
(20) Part of their appeal was their apparent nonchalance, which tended to be mistaken for cool but was really, she says, just gauche bemusement.
Bemused
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) September 20, 2015 There were bemused reactions from some politicians.
(2) He shrugs in bemusement at what is, to him, a meaningless compliment.
(3) Adoption and fostering: ‘The best thing you have ever done’ Read more The process of adopting disabled children was much harder when she first did it in the 1980s, Thorn says, adding that people tended to be bemused as to why any parent would volunteer for the additional work involved in bringing up children with varying needs.
(4) Back in Slovenia, Velikonja's situation is viewed with a degree of bemusement.
(5) I was bemused when Lord Bell suggested the police should interest themselves in the case of a fictional assassination of a person who was already dead.
(6) But the attack on TalkTalk has left researchers bemused.
(7) In Brussels, the reaction was more bemusement than amusement.
(8) Klitschko and a bemused audience watched on as Fury stalked the ring in full song, most of those present presumably wishing for it to stop.
(9) Twenty years ago, diaspora organisations such as Afford were among the first to draw attention to African diasporas' important roles in Africa's development, to bemused and sceptical audiences.
(10) Zile, a US-educated former finance minister generally seen as competent and moderate, is bemused.
(11) But Ian Gordon, banks analyst at Investec, said: "We were quite bemused listening to RBS management describe the business as 'ready for privatisation in 12 months'.
(12) It has a slightly bemused expression and wears its underpants over its trousers.
(13) Budd is bemused but not, you sense, displeased at the renewed media attention, despite the pain it caused before.
(14) Granted, there was the odd person who just didn’t get it, who asked bemused questions such as: “Who makes decisions?” (both of us), “Who should we email?” (try both of us), or “Who’s in charge?” (erm, both of us).
(15) Salmond refused to sit down, bringing proceedings to a halt, and looked bemused by the chaos he had created.
(16) The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, appeared bemused when asked about the use of French as the language of Brexit: “If I am correctly informed, we are all entitled to speak in our native tongue.” Some EU officials were amused that French could be the language of Britain’s EU divorce.
(17) I’ve noticed on a number of occasions after leaving a snarky remark that they’ll comment again, not just bemused by the fact that I’ve taken offence, but wanting me to know that they like me.
(18) The Kazakh-stand sings a little louder and Kyrgios shakes his head in bemusement.
(19) After a lap of honour with her 11-month-old daughter in her arms, Pavey sounded almost bemused at her success.
(20) Part of their appeal was their apparent nonchalance, which tended to be mistaken for cool but was really, she says, just gauche bemusement.