bemuse

/bih-MYOOZ/verb

to puzzle or confuse someone

The judges were bemused by the entry's category.
Synonyms
bewilder, puzzle, perplex
Antonyms
enlighten
Memory hook
be + muse: lost in puzzled musing.

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