bemused
adjective
1. deeply absorbed in thought
- as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class
Similar word(s): thoughtful, lost, preoccupied
2. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
- obviously bemused by his questions
Similar word(s): perplexed, baffled, befuddled, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed
verb
1. simple past tense and past participle of bemuse