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People in the United Kingdom and outside the United States share my bemusement with the United States that America doesn't share with itself.
Bill Hicks

Meaning of "bemusement" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEMUSEMENT

bemusement  [bɪˈmjuːzmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEMUSEMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bemusement is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BEMUSEMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bemusement in the English dictionary

The definition of bemusement in the dictionary is being bemused; puzzlement.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEMUSEMENT


accusement
əˈkjuːzmənt
advisement
ədˈvaɪzmənt
affranchisement
əˈfrænˌtʃaɪzmənt
aggrandisement
əˈɡrændɪzmənt
aggrandizement
əˈɡrændɪzmənt
amazement
əˈmeɪzmənt
amusement
əˈmjuːzmənt
appeasement
əˈpiːzmənt
appraisement
əˈpreɪzmənt
chastisement
tʃæsˈtaɪzmənt
disenfranchisement
ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃɪzmənt
disguisement
dɪsˈɡaɪzmənt
divertisement
dɪˈvɜːtɪzmənt
easement
ˈiːzmənt
enfranchisement
ɪnˈfræntʃɪzmənt
gazement
ˈɡeɪzmənt
mazement
ˈmeɪzmənt
reappraisement
ˌriːəˈpreɪzmənt
rousement
ˈraʊzmənt
self-aggrandisement
ˌsɛlfəˈɡrændɪzmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEMUSEMENT

bemean
bemedal
bemete
bemingle
bemire
bemist
bemoan
bemoaner
bemock
bemoil
bemonster
bemouth
bemud
bemuddle
bemuffle
bemurmur
bemuse
bemused
bemusedly
bemusing

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEMUSEMENT

advertisement
agreement
announcement
apartment
arrangement
basement
element
enforcement
engagement
implement
improvement
infringement
management
measurement
movement
placement
replacement
requirement
retirement
statement
supplement

Synonyms and antonyms of bemusement in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BEMUSEMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bemusement» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bemusement

Translation of «bemusement» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEMUSEMENT

Find out the translation of bemusement to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bemusement from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bemusement» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

困惑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bemusement
570 millions of speakers

English

bemusement
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bemusement
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذهول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

потрясению
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bemusement
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bemusement
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perplexité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bemusement
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bemusement
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

困惑
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bemusement
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bemusement
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sửng sốt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bemusement
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिंतन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bemusement
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bemusement
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bemusement
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

потрясінню
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

amuzamentul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bemusement
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bemusement
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bemusement
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bemusement
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bemusement

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEMUSEMENT»

The term «bemusement» is regularly used and occupies the 92.086 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEMUSEMENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bemusement

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QUOTES WITH «BEMUSEMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bemusement.
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Bill Hicks
People in the United Kingdom and outside the United States share my bemusement with the United States that America doesn't share with itself.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEMUSEMENT»

Discover the use of bemusement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bemusement and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Not Here, Not Now: History, Poetry, Myth, and Memory
History, Poetry, Myth, and Memory C. G. Schott. Bemusement and Beauty Bemusement is not necessarily Amusement, although those of us who live in the “Not Here . . . Not Now” often combine the two elements. This group of poems is ...
C. G. Schott, 2011
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Living in a Bubble
bemusement—. the. early. days. Thoughts and feelings are so difficult to understand. One minute you are happy about your present situation and how far you have come and the next you are thinking about the past, unable to put it behind you, ...
Delora Green, 2013
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Diary of an American Boy: A Poet, Athlete, Stud, and a Liar
Bemusement. Park. “Watch this,” he whispered. We had crept up beside an unoccupied brown conversion van with tan stripes down the side. It was nearly ten p.m., and the day was done. I had the usual sweat stains on my lower back and ...
Charlie Pratt
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Sensible Places: essays on place, time, & countryside
16. December. 2006: Look. back. in. bemusement.... on't mention the Ashes. (Yes , it has been that sort of. D. week, hasn't it.)  You know, there can be little doubt that one 77 16 December 2006: Look back in bemusement....
GMW Wemyss
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A Companion to Jane Austen
It is because the novel's remarkable way with the everyday proceeds in the same slow motion, and with the same invitation to reflection and bemusement, as the scene onto which Tom accidentally happens. This bemusement is probably a ...
Claudia L. Johnson, Clara Tuite, 2011
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Classical Arabic Literature: A Library of Arabic Literature ...
The same is the case with the following verses by Ibn al-Mu'tazz: When they saw us in a blazing army In bright sunlight that laughed, but without bemusement,94° As ifgold had been poured upon the earth, And our swords appeared from their ...
‎2012
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Film Structure and the Emotion System
In the early portions of The Lower Depths, the Baron's bemusement alternates with the bleaker world Pepel occupies at the flophouse. Here the conflicts are a matter of life and death, not a matter for amusement. Activating our expectations ...
Greg M. Smith, 2003
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The Yankees Vs. Red Sox Reader
I affected bemusement as I watched him round the bases. I thought: Let's see, just for the fun of it, how big it's going to be. What does it matter, anyway? It's only a game. Official bemusement on the leftfield roof. A leadoff double by Jerry Remy ...
Mike Robbins, 2010
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Hippies, Indians, and the Fight for Red Power
36 Scholar Lois Rudnick more recently suggested that Taos Pueblo people looked at “the hippie invasion with bemusement and tolerance because the hippies did not interfere with their land and practices, were enamored of the way they lived ...
Sherry L. Smith, 2012
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Marxism and the Interpretation of Culture
This essay is founded in a specific pleasure, a double bemusement, and perhaps a certain orneriness. The pleasure began when I discovered New Wave music (at first, Brian Eno and Talking Heads); it was reformulated in the work of other ...
Cary Nelson, Lawrence Grossberg, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEMUSEMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bemusement is used in the context of the following news items.
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'It's not like Argo': the trials of a tour guide in Iran
Afterwards, I saw some members of our group give each other looks of bemusement, as if to say: “Well! That wasn't like Argo at all!” As we were ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Carli Lloyd's midfield goal is even better with Spanish commentary
Most of us saw Carli Lloyd's goal through a lens of bemusement, confusion and wonder. It was something that took a few replays to even work ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
3
Ted Cruz courts the bigot vote: Why he won't criticize Donald Trump
Last week I expressed my bemusement at the fact that none of the 2016 Republican presidential candidates had forcefully denounced ... «Salon, Jul 15»
4
The 50 Greatest Pop Songs of the '80s, Part 1
... lived through the decade as well as by younger fans who tend to look back at the period's garish excesses with some degree of bemusement. «Metro Weekly, Jul 15»
5
Vince Staples's 'Summertime '06' Is Dark, But Not Without Hope
Like the harrowing video for lead single “Senorita,” where a crowd chases salvation that they'll never reach to the bemusement of a white family ... «Noisey, Jul 15»
6
Gibbs 'confused' after MRP clears Schulz
Carlton CEO Steven Trigg last week expressed bemusement over Gibbs' penalty in the wake of Sydney Swan Lance Franklin receiving a ... «AFL.com.au, Jul 15»
7
WWE Raw Open Discussion Thread 6/6/15
... at that photo and cropped it like that and was like, “yep, John Cena awkwardly sitting with a look of bemusement, that's what'll sell Raw.” 4. «UPROXX, Jul 15»
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Future Shock! The Story of 2000 AD Review
O'Neill in particular does a fine line in withering bemusement. Wagner is drier than a snake quoting Dave Allen routines, though there's the ... «Den of Geek!, Jul 15»
9
Greek fallout divides Asian bonds, RMB resurfaces with caution
There was renewed bemusement on bond desks in Asia on Monday after Greeks voted against bailout measures over the weekend. There were no new dollar ... «GlobalCapital, Jul 15»
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Shop owners 'disgusted' as business group sets to lose funding
However, the move has been met with trepidation and bemusement by shop owners. Chris Theodoulou, owner of hairdresser Emma Claire, ... «Enfield Independent, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bemusement [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bemusement>. Apr 2024 ».
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