bemused meaning and definition

BEMUSED adjective

Definition of bemused (adjective)

1. deeply absorbed in thought
   • "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown"
   • synonyms: deep in thought, lost, preoccupied
2. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
   • "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
   • synonyms: at sea, baffled, befuddled, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up