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Amuse vs. Bemuse
Amuse
/əˈmjuːz/Examples:
Her antics never fail to amuse me.A clown's main job is to amuse the audience.The comedian knows how to amuse a crowd.
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Bemuse
/bɪˈmjuːz/Examples:
His unexpected answer bemused the entire committee.The magician's tricks left the audience bemused and amazed.She was bemused by the complicated math problem on the test.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Bemuse starts with be, which can remind you of bewilderment, a synonym for confusion.
- Amuse is similar to amazing, bringing to mind something that entertains or delights.
- Think of bemuse as having a layer of befuddlement, whereas amuse is lighter and filled with laughter.
- Bemuse and confuse both end in -use, signaling a kind of mental fog.
- Amuse is what happens when someone is entertained; bemuse sounds like when someone is baffled.
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