"amusement" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈmjuzmənt/ Audio: en-us-amusement.ogg [US] Forms: amusement [singular], amusements [plural]
Etymology: amuse + -ment Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|amuse|ment}} amuse + -ment Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Amusement is the feeling you have when something is fun or funny or makes you laugh.
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  2. An amusement is something that gets your attention and that you like; something like playing; something that is good but not useful.
    Sense id: simple-amusement-en-noun-NOizFiaw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ment
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