Origin: Germanic Old English prefix
Bemused has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
simple past tense and past participle of bemuse
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"
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"
deeply thoughtful; preoccupied