Word Study
bemuse
CIDE DICTIONARY
bemuse, v. t.
To muddle, daze, or partially stupefy, as with liquor. [1913 Webster]
"A parson much bemused in beer." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bemuse, v.tr. stupefy or bewilder (a person).
Derivative
bemusedly adv. bemusement n.
Etymology
BE- + MUSE(2)
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