bemuse

Meaning

1. To confuse or bewilder.
2. To be amused, especially sardonically.
3. To devote to the Muses.
4. (obsolete,slang) To make drunk; to intoxicate.

Synonyms

bewilder

throw

discombobulate

confuse

baffle

stun

perplex

confound

mystify

daze

mix up

stupefy

surprise

disturb

abash

befog

amaze

puzzle

flummox

shake

discomfit

stagger

startle

floor

fuddle

incite

interfere with

jumble

kink

muddle

nonplus

obscure

perturb

riddle

roil

ruffle

shake up

stimulate

stir

stir up

stump

trouble

unsettle

addle

agitate

arouse

astonish

astound

beat

bedazzle

befuddle

buffalo

churn

cloud

☁️

complicate

dazzle

dim

disarrange

disarray

discompose

disconcert

disorient

dumbfound

enmesh

excite

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪˈmjuːz/

Etymology

From be- + muse. In meaning, influenced by bemaze and later amuse.