Amused
/əˈmjuːzd/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of amuse form-of, participle, past
"While waiting for the bus, I amused myself by performing a mime interpretation of the Gettysburg Address."
Adjective
- 1 Pleasurably entertained.
"The children chased one another in a circle in front of their amused parents."
- 2 Displaying amusement.
- 3 Enjoying humor aspects (of something). usually
"He was very amused to note the disarray of his opponents."
Adjective
- 1 pleasantly occupied wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"We were all greatly amused by his jokes."
Etymology
From amuse + -ed.