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View definitions for bemused

bemused

adjective as in absent-minded

adjective as in confused

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They had not long set sail when they learned the wrong coffin had been loaded so they returned to port and it was swapped over - in full view of the bemused passengers.

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I departed, along with other bemused reporters, taking with us any lingering doubts that this would prove to be yet another dead-end in the quest to unmask Satoshi.

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Some locals from their visit were allowed to come in, but many watched bemused from their houses nearby.

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Zo soon moved into a hotel in Piccadilly and joined up with the Polish authorities, who were bemused by the arrival of someone who had gained legendary status - but was also a woman.

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Fans of the show have noticed the word's use too - some appreciative and some bemused.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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