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    BEMUSE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they bemuse  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it bemuses  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: bemused  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: bemused  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: bemusing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Cause to be confused emotionallyplay

    Synonyms:

    bemuse; bewilder; discombobulate; throw

    Classified under:

    Verbs of feeling

    Hypernyms (to "bemuse" is one way to...):

    discomfit; discompose; disconcert; untune; upset (cause to lose one's composure)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody

    Sentence examples:

    The bad news will bemuse him

    The good news will bemuse her


    Derivation:

    bemusement (confusion resulting from failure to understand)

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