"bemusement" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bemusements [plural]
Etymology: bemuse + -ment Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bemuse|ment}} bemuse + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun}} bemusement (plural bemusements)
  1. The state of being bemused. Translations (state of being bemused): объркване (obǎrkvane) (Bulgarian), смайване (smajvane) (Bulgarian), слисване (slisvane) (Bulgarian), bezorgdheid (Dutch), préoccupation [feminine] (French), Verblüffung [feminine] (German), Verwirrung [feminine] (German), Irritierung [feminine] (German), Nachdenklichkeit [feminine] (German), Verwunderung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-bemusement-en-noun-8QfykuMp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment

Inflected forms

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