bemused

• Descreve o estado de estar confuso, perplexo ou perdido em pensamentos; pode indicar tanto desorientação leve quanto absorção contemplativa.

Describes a state of being confused, bewildered, or lost in thought.

1. Puzzled or confusedB2formal

   To be bewildered or lost in thought, often due to something surprising or unclear.

   Perplexo

   • He looked bemused by the sudden change in plans.
   • The audience was bemused by the magician's trick.
   • She wore a bemused expression after hearing the strange news.

   Sinônimosbaffledbewilderedconfuseddumbfoundedmystifiedperplexedpuzzledstupefied

   Antônimoscertainclearheadedunconfusedunderstanding

2. Lost in thoughtC1formal

   Being absorbed in one's own thoughts, often with a slight smile or detached expression.

   Absorto

   • He sat bemused, staring out the window during the lecture.
   • She was bemused by the beauty of the sunset.
   • The old man was bemused, reminiscing about his youth.

   Sinônimosabsentabsorbedcontemplativedistracteddreamyengrossedmusingpensivepreoccupiedthoughtful

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de causar confusão, perplexidade ou devaneio em alguém, deixando-o intrigado ou absorto em pensamentos.

A verb used to indicate the act of causing someone to be confused, bewildered, or lost in thought.

1. Confuse or bewilderC1formal

   To cause someone to be confused, puzzled, or lost in thought.

   Deixar perplexo

   • The complex instructions bemused the new employees.
   • His sudden change of mood bemused everyone in the room.
   • The professor's abstract explanation bemused the students.

   Sinônimosbafflebewilderconfoundconfusemystifyperplexpuzzle

   Antônimosclarifyeducateenlightenexplainilluminate