BEMUSEMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bemusement mean? 

• BEMUSEMENT (noun)
  The noun BEMUSEMENT has 1 sense:

1. confusion resulting from failure to understand

  Familiarity information: BEMUSEMENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BEMUSEMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Confusion resulting from failure to understand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

bafflement; befuddlement; bemusement; bewilderment; mystification; obfuscation; puzzlement

Hypernyms ("bemusement" is a kind of...):

confusedness; confusion; disarray; mental confusion; muddiness (a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior)

Derivation:

bemuse (cause to be confused emotionally)