"bemused" in the verb sense
1. bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate, throw
cause to be confused emotionally
"bemused" in the adjective sense
1. bemused, lost, preoccupied
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"
2. baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea
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"
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