Bemusement

//bəˈmjuːzmənt// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being bemused.

    "Wrex touches his grandfather's armor, his expression… thoughtful, perhaps? Krogan are hard to read. Then he shakes off his bemusement and grips his gun with renewed purpose."

  2. 2
    confusion resulting from failure to understand wordnet

Synonyms

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absentmindednessabsorptionabstractionbafflementbefuddlementbewilderment

Example

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"Yasunori leaned into the armrest and looked in bemusement at the breakfast laid before him."

Etymology

From bemuse + -ment.

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