2007-02-27 06:18:45 · 9 answers · asked by CooperChris91 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Bemused is when we are struggling to find an explanation to something. Confused is when we've found the explanation - but we just don't understand it.
2007-02-27 07:42:29 · answer #1 · answered by Stealthbong 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bemuse
Main Entry: be·muse
Pronunciation: bi-'myüz, bE-
Function: transitive verb
1 : to make confused : PUZZLE, BEWILDER
2 : to occupy the attention of : DISTRACT, ABSORB
3 : to cause to have feelings of wry or tolerant amusement
- be·mus·ed·ly /-'myü-z&d-lE/ adverb
- be·muse·ment /-'myüz-m&nt/ noun
confused
Main Entry: con·fused
Pronunciation: -'fyüzd
Function: adjective
1 a : being perplexed or disconcerted
2 : INDISTINGUISHABLE
3 : being disordered or mixed up
- con·fused·ly /-'fyü-z&d-lE, -'fyüzd-/ adverb
- con·fused·ness /-'fyü-z&d-n&s, -'fyüz(d)-/ noun
2007-02-27 06:23:59 · answer #2 · answered by Silly Girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bemused:
deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown"
baffled: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
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Confused:
baffled: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"
having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity; "I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway"; "the anesthetic left her completely disoriented"
2007-02-27 06:24:01 · answer #3 · answered by Rachael H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WELL... bemused = to bewilder or confuse (someone)
and confuse = to perplex or bewilder: The flood of questions confused me.
and bermuse, well, it's not on dictionary.com, so i don't know.
2007-02-27 06:23:07 · answer #4 · answered by RattyTat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Confused means not clear, haven't got a clue.
Bemused means amusingly, strangely confused.
2007-02-27 06:22:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
None basically (I'm assuming you meant bemused). Although, most people, when they use the word bemused, are generally meaning "lost in thought."
2007-02-27 06:24:11 · answer #6 · answered by I See You 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well for one thing there is no r in bemused
2007-02-27 06:21:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
One's spelt correctly, and one isn't.
2007-02-27 06:30:12 · answer #8 · answered by nativexile 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YOU TELL ME
2007-02-27 06:22:05 · answer #9 · answered by mavell j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋