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Bemusement meaning

The state of being bemused.

Synonyms of Bemusement

Using Bemusement

  • The main meaning on this page is: The state of being bemused.
  • Useful related words include: bewilderment, muddiness, confusedness, mental confusion.
  • In the example corpus, bemusement often appears in combinations such as: of bemusement, bemusement at, bemusement about.

Context around Bemusement

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Bemusement

  • In this selection, "bemusement" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, wary, professed, righteous and regarding stand out and add context to how "bemusement" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include air of bemusement is more and amusement or bemusement about the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bemusement" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bemusement

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

So, bemusement about the marbles. (5 words)

Down in the Mississippi Delta there was wary bemusement. (9 words)

Their response, however, has ranged between bemusement to apathy. (9 words)

His fortunes, though, would instantly turn, trapping Labuschagne LBW on 71 one ball later, the Australian’s bemusement at the wicket not abating even after three reds on ball-tracker confirmed the loss of the review he’d instantly called for. (41 words)

Caroline is from France and, despite retaining an air of bemusement, is more than happy to chat to us about what it means to be welcoming in modern Britain: “I feel that everyone in this street is pretty open,” she says. (41 words)

But most of the visitors expressed simple amusement, or bemusement, about the crime as they looked at the blue police tape across the damaged wooden door that once led to the toilet. (32 words)

Friends, there must be a word, yes, for that slight bubble of bemusement you get, when you find someone whose politics you despise has blocked you? (26 words)

Example sentences (20)

His fortunes, though, would instantly turn, trapping Labuschagne LBW on 71 one ball later, the Australian’s bemusement at the wicket not abating even after three reds on ball-tracker confirmed the loss of the review he’d instantly called for.

So, bemusement about the marbles.

Down in the Mississippi Delta there was wary bemusement.

I am writing to express my bemusement regarding the Vice President’s recent claims about the reduction in Guyana’s debt-to-GDP ratio.

I think he viewed it all with a degree of bemusement.

He cleared up my bemusement, even after my identifying the face of ‘roman numerals’ which beautified it.

Ms. Le Pen’s party professed bemusement at Mr. Macron’s remarks.

You know we're marooned in deep shit when normally stoic newsreaders read a breaking story with a disconcerting mixture of bemusement and horror.

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And social media users have since taken to the comments of the post to share Simone's bemusement, with one writing they were simply 'howling'.

But most of the visitors expressed simple amusement, or bemusement, about the crime as they looked at the blue police tape across the damaged wooden door that once led to the toilet.

There’s righteous bemusement in India over newly converted Americans proselytizing on behalf of turmeric.

Was funny to see her, smiling with bemusement, on the 2017 Oscar circuit.

Caroline is from France and, despite retaining an air of bemusement, is more than happy to chat to us about what it means to be welcoming in modern Britain: “I feel that everyone in this street is pretty open,” she says.

Following Christie’s departure from the Games scores of people on social media expressed their bemusement at the athlete's unlucky run with one saying she had "fallen more times than Bitcoin".

Friends, there must be a word, yes, for that slight bubble of bemusement you get, when you find someone whose politics you despise has blocked you?

Politics and the civility of political calculation of the Bassa people in totality have rose to a hyper democratic analytic bemusement.

Predictably enough, social media lit up with laughter and bemusement.

Sex robots are no longer on their way—oh boy have they arrived—and it’s unclear whether that’s a cause for bemusement or dismay.

The hosts responded with a mix of detached bemusement and resignation.

Their response, however, has ranged between bemusement to apathy.

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Common combinations with bemusement

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bemusement" in a sentence?
An example: "His fortunes, though, would instantly turn, trapping Labuschagne LBW on 71 one ball later, the Australian’s bemusement at the wicket not abating even after three reds on ball-tracker confirmed the loss of the review he’d instantly called for." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "bemusement" from authentic English texts.
What does "bemusement" mean?
Bemusement means: The state of being bemused.
What are synonyms of "bemusement"?
Common synonyms of "bemusement" include: bewilderment, muddiness, confusedness, mental confusion, confusion, bafflement, mystification, befuddlement. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "bemusement" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "bemusement", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.