- bemused, deep in thought, lost, preoccupied - 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"
Antonym: thoughtless (indirect, via thoughtful)
- baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea - 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"
Antonym: unperplexed (indirect, via perplexed)
- bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate, throw - cause to be confused emotionally
--1 is one way to upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun bemusement1
The bad news will bemuse him
The good news will bemuse her