Thesaurus / bemuse
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I asked, determined not to allow her to bemuse or escape me with her metaphysical talk and illustrations.
SHE AND ALLANH. RIDER HAGGARDMost of these were of the opiate class, light magazines and light stories intended to bemuse and not to educate the mind.
G. H. Q.FRANK FOXHunger does not necessarily help the understanding; it may bemuse it by passion and resentment.
THE FRUITS OF VICTORYNORMAN ANGELLWORDS RELATED TO BEMUSE
- anesthetizing
- appalling
- arresting
- astounding
- bemusing
- benumbing
- bringing to grinding halt
- closing
- daunting
- dazing
- deadening
- debilitating
- demolishing
- destroying
- disabling
- disarming
- enfeebling
- freezing
- halting
- incapacitating
- knocking out
- laming
- making inert
- making nerveless
- nonplussing
- numbing
- palsying
- petrifying
- prostrating
- shutting down
- stopping dead
- stunning
- stupefying
- transfixing
- weakening
- astonish
- astound
- bemuse
- bewilder
- blow away
- bowl over
- confound
- confuse
- daze
- dumbfound
- flabbergast
- floor
- fog
- give a turn
- hit like ton of bricks
- knock out
- knock over
- knock unconscious
- muddle
- overcome
- overpower
- overwhelm
- paralyze
- petrify
- rock
- shake up
- stagger
- strike dumb
- surprise
- take breath away
- throw a curve
- astonishes
- astounds
- bemuses
- bewilders
- blows away
- bowls over
- confounds
- confuses
- dazes
- dumbfounds
- flabbergasts
- floors
- fogs
- gives a turn
- hits like ton of bricks
- knocks out
- knocks over
- knocks unconscious
- muddles
- overcomes
- overpowers
- overwhelms
- paralyzes
- petrifies
- rocks
- shakes up
- staggers
- strike dumb
- surprises
- takes breath away
- throws a curve
- astonishes
- astounds
- bemuses
- bewilders
- blows away
- bowls over
- confounds
- confuses
- dazes
- dumbfounds
- flabbergasts
- floors
- fogs
- gives a turn
- hits like ton of bricks
- knocks out
- knocks over
- knocks unconscious
- muddles
- overcomes
- overpowers
- overwhelms
- paralyzes
- petrifies
- rocks
- shakes up
- staggers
- strike dumb
- surprises
- takes breath away
- throws a curve
- astonishing
- astounding
- bemusing
- bewildering
- blowing away
- bowling over
- confounding
- confusing
- dazing
- dumbfounding
- flabbergasting
- flooring
- fogging
- giving a turn
- hitting like ton of bricks
- knocking out
- knocking over
- knocking unconscious
- muddling
- overcoming
- overpowering
- overwhelming
- paralyzing
- petrifying
- rocking
- shaking up
- staggering
- strike dumb
- surprising
- taking breath away
- throwing a curve
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