Bemused — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to be confused emotionally

deeply absorbed in thought

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænənˌeɪdɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐspəsˈɔːɹiəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐspəsˈɔːɹiəm/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈænənˌeɪdɪŋ/.

Examples

as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class
lost in thought
a preoccupied frown

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

baffled befuddled discombobulate confused confounded deep in thought bewilder throw mixed-up preoccupied lost bemuse mazed at sea bewildered

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to be confused emotionally
adjective	deeply absorbed in thought “as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class”
adjective	perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment “obviously bemused by his questions”

Word Forms

bemusement	noun	confusion resulting from failure to understand
discombobulation	noun	a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
preoccupancy	noun	the mental state of being preoccupied by something
confusedness	noun	a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verwirrt

Ursache für emotionale Verwirrung

🇫🇷French

perplexe

provoquer une confusion émotionnelle

🇪🇸Spanish

perplejo

causar confusión emocional

🇮🇹Italian

confuso

causare confusione emotiva

🇳🇱Dutch

verbijsterd

aanleiding geven tot emotionele verwarring

🇵🇹Portuguese

confuso

causar confusão emocional

🇷🇺Russian

ошеломленный

вызвать эмоциональное замешательство

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विचार शक्ति हर लिया

भावनात्मक रूप से भ्रमित होने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

বিমুগ্ধ

মানসিকভাবে বিভ্রান্ত হওয়ার কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

மயங்கினார்

உணர்வு ரீதியாக குழப்பத்தை ஏற்படுத்தும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బెంగపడ్డాడు

మానసికంగా గందరగోళానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

विस्मित

भावनिक गोंधळात टाकण्याचे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચલિત

ભાવનાત્મક રીતે મૂંઝવણમાં આવવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆಚ್ಚಿಬಿದ್ದ

ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಗೊಂದಲಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുഴങ്ങി

വൈകാരികമായി ആശയക്കുഴപ്പത്തിലാകാൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੈਰਾਨ

ਭਾਵਨਾਤਮਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਉਲਝਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

حیران

جذباتی طور پر الجھن کا سبب بنتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

困惑的

导致情绪混乱

🇯🇵Japanese

困惑した

感情的に混乱を引き起こす

🇰🇷Korean

멍하니

감정적으로 혼란을 야기하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngạc nhiên

gây ra sự bối rối về mặt cảm xúc

🇹🇭Thai

ตะลึง

ทำให้เกิดความสับสนทางอารมณ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kagum

menyebabkan kebingungan secara emosional

🇵🇭Filipino

nalilito

maging sanhi ng pagkalito sa damdamin

🇲🇾Malay

terharu

menyebabkan emosi keliru

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرتبك

يسبب الارتباك العاطفي

🇮🇷Persian

مبهوت

باعث سردرگمی عاطفی شود

🇹🇷Turkish

şaşkın

duygusal olarak kafa karışıklığına neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָבוֹך

לגרום לבלבול רגשית

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