bemuse

Questions about bemuse

What does bemuse mean?

bemuse means "cause to be confused emotionally".

How many syllables are in bemuse?

bemuse has 2 syllables: be-muse. The stress falls on "muse". In IPA it is /bɪˈmjuz/.

What is another word for bemuse?

Close synonyms include bewilder, discombobulate, throw. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bemuse a common word?

bemuse is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with bemuse?

3 words rhyme with bemuse. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.