bemused by

Frequency: 7.521.6 per million words

Indicates the cause of the confusion or puzzlement.

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Examples (10)

  • He seemed genuinely bemused by the complex instructions.
  • The audience was left completely bemused by the magician's final trick.
  • I was a little bemused by his sudden change in attitude.
  • She looked slightly bemused by the strange question he asked her.
  • Connie was rather bemused by all the attention she was getting.
  • The old professor was often bemused by modern technology.
  • We were all bemused by the cat's fascination with the empty box.
  • The tourists appeared bemused by the local customs they couldn't understand.
  • You might find yourself bemused by the film's abstract and ambiguous ending.
  • The child stood there, bemused by the spinning top that wouldn't fall over.