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bemused

/bɪ'mjuzd/

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adjective
deeply absorbed in thought
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"as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"

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lost preoccupied thoughtful
adjective
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
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"obviously bemused by his questions"

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at sea baffled befuddled bewildered confounded confused lost mazed mixed-up perplexed

Examples of bemused

"as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"
"obviously bemused by his questions"