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Meanings of bemused in English
Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment.
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Examples for "lost"
Examples for "lost"
1
Depression costs Irish business £170 million each year in lost work days.
2
The problem, the problem, the problem was I lost all my feelings.
3
Siddig said his father appeared in good health but had lost weight.
4
The reality is he has lost control of his party on Europe.
5
Have words and arguments lost their power to bring about social change?
1
Public opinion polls on the EU referendum question give a confused picture.
2
Tommy looked confused, not quite understanding why the question was being asked.
3
If you're confused by what that actually means, you're in good company.
4
The details of the crisis were a little confused in her mind.
5
Frodo made no answer; his mind was confused with doubt and fear.
1
Feeling somewhat bewildered by news reports and Facebook feeds this Friday morning?
2
Reine went in and out of the room in a bewildered fashion.
3
Darrell did not reply at once; he felt in some way bewildered.
4
Even the acquiescence of Rosamund in the title of countess bewildered him.
5
While still bewildered and undetermined the landlady came in from the bar-room.
1
I am baffled by what I've read in The Irish Times today.
2
The second is not easy to explain, a baffled Pochettino told reporters.
3
I mentioned the crisis to Jack, who was as baffled as I.
4
I was baffled and surprised by how much PPE is actually used.
5
Those who saw search results were usually baffled with the image matching.
1
DESIGN & INVENTION:It is a problem that has confounded scientists for generations.
2
Any apparent effect appears to be largely confounded with increased contributor number.
3
For most of this year, monthly inflation data have confounded economists' expectations.
4
He was ashamed; he was confounded; and only did not declare it.
5
No; for they that trust in the Lord shall never be confounded.
1
A befuddled Koch asks why the small sum would make a difference.
2
His wide range of interests is masked by a faux-befuddled everyman persona.
3
He looks confused now, befuddled, and I remember he has been drinking.
4
And then McIntyre waits for the befuddled replies and reads them out.
5
She looked befuddled, cute, a child dressed up for a greeting card.
1
There was no thought of weariness in this mazed, dream-world of hers.
2
How can I tell you, who am mazed with grief and doubt?
3
She mazed the whole school world by a meteoric display of unsuspected capacities.
4
But soon he was mazed among precipitous shelves which needed all his skill.
5
I strode away-leavinghim mazed-andall but ran into Marjorie's arms.
1
Earlier efforts produced fierce clashes at sea with anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd.
2
Believe me, I didn't want the responsibility of burying him at sea.
3
Beginning at sea level, air weighs about 15 pounds per square inch.
4
Harsher conditions, both on land and at sea, were on their way.
5
Thirteen young men perished at sea, leaving families emotionally and economically devastated.
1
It was all black, no gray; so was his long, mixed-up whiskers.
2
And all my life has been a mixed-up business of the sort.
3
In this mixed-up world, if you don't get trashed, you get smashed.
Usage of bemused in English
1
Interviewers are often left bemused by her darkly honest sense of humour.
2
Last year he said he was bemused by their friendliness during tournaments.
3
The public is already bemused by the debate, which has only started.
4
The elder appeared quite bemused by the request but waved his agreement.
5
Ravi wrote: He was naturally quite bemused but rolled with the punches.
6
I am bemused at the passive acceptance of this latest price rise.
7
The lass still looked bemused at the possible turn in her fortune.
8
However, the vernacular performance of bemused seriousness translates oddly to the page.
9
Sir, - Rachael Stanley's letter of March 29th left me somewhat bemused.
10
To the bemused Esse he said, 'I shall give you written orders.
11
His father gave him a slightly bemused look, then crossed his arms.
12
The doctor looked up from his grim work with a bemused smile.
13
Dubliners and visitors alike are bemused when they meet the new rickshaws.
14
Wearing a bemused expression, Logan looked off in the direction she'd taken.
15
Inigo gave Ozzie a bemused grin; there was respect in there, too.
16
A great cheer went up as the man blushed and looked bemused.
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Bemused across language varieties
Ireland
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United States of America
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