Term Gallery logo

Meanings of bemuse in English

Cause to be confused emotionally.

Usage of bemuse in English
1
It never fails to bemuse one of his nephews, a youngster of four.
The new yorker
2
The next tie, with Middlesbrough, surely cannot bemuse the holders as this one did.
The Irish Times
3
The reasons for this continue to baffle and bemuse.
The Irish Times
4
This is exacerbated by the cultural artifacts every generation uses to confound and bemuse their elders.
The Guardian
5
For love's fire can bemuse the mind.
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
6
But he, by the grace of God, the assent of Monica and to the occasional bemuse(...)
The Irish Times
7
The apparent proposition that making decisions in a room is peculiar to politicians seemed to bemuse the elected members.
The Irish Times
8
Here the estimate of his accomplishment is difficult to render, bemuse comparison with the existing state is almost impossible.
Mahomet, Founder of Islam
9
Interviewers are often left bemused by her darkly honest sense of humour.
The Guardian
10
Last year he said he was bemused by their friendliness during tournaments.
The Guardian
11
The public is already bemused by the debate, which has only started.
The Irish Times
12
The elder appeared quite bemused by the request but waved his agreement.
Blood and Bone
13
I am bemused at the passive acceptance of this latest price rise.
The Irish Times
14
However, the vernacular performance of bemused seriousness translates oddly to the page.
The Irish Times
15
Dubliners and visitors alike are bemused when they meet the new rickshaws.
The Irish Times
16
When his interest in climbing sparked and flared, his parents were bemused.
Rock and Ice Magazine
Bemuse through the time