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Definition of Bemusement
1. Noun. Confusion resulting from failure to understand.
Generic synonyms: Confusedness, Confusion, Disarray, Mental Confusion, Muddiness
Derivative terms: Baffle, Befuddle, Bemuse, Bewilder, Mystify, Obfuscate, Puzzle, Puzzle
Definition of Bemusement
1. Noun. The characteristic of being bemused. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bemusement
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bemusement
Literary usage of Bemusement
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Romance & Tragedy by Prosser Hall Frye (1922)
"and confusion, a swimming of the head or a ringing of the ears, a sensation of
intoxication and exaltation, of bemusement and wonder — but (dare I say so in ..."
2. Literary Reviews and Criticisms by Prosser Hall Frye (1908)
"... to us—what does it matter how a purely factitious character, a man or a woman
in a book, may spend the time in low intrigue or witless bemusement, ..."
3. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"In the meantime, we recommend that you use home in on instead. honeymoon A
curiosity noted with bemusement by ..."
4. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"This very kind and thoughtful gesture of these students still impresses me
forty-eight years later when I take it off the shelf in bemusement. ..."
5. A Woman and the War by Frances Evelyn Maynard Greville Warwick (1916)
"... from his study and to bring him upon the shabby stage whereon the tragi-com-
edy of party politics is played for the bemusement of the general public. ..."
6. A Kaleidoscope of Digital American Literature by Martha L. Brogan, Daphnée Rentfrow (2005)
"... research has been viewed by their peers with a combination of skepticism and
bemusement, tinged by awe, if only at their colleagues' quixotic daring. ..."
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