amused
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- adjective
- /əˈmjuːzd/
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divertido
- "Are you sure it's safe?" McFarland looked amused and indignant at the same time.
Well, I was amused by the whole story.
- Well, I was amused by the whole story.
- John Hyre HYRE, Hopefully you were amused and learned a little.
- I know you're excited, but I'm sure Sessions was not amused.
- Winston Smith records in his diary how the audience was much amused.
- And when Jada made that face that clearly said I am not amused and this is not funny to me, I cringed.
- Because, for example, you might be amused to know I have a psychic who was found by my wife.
- The lady applied that she had a lot of work to do on that mounted a little amused.
Examples
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Students were very amused, intrigued, and excited about the exercise when the instructor first introduced it.
Academic text (1994) -
She felt amused by the funny video her friend shared online.
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Well, I was amused by the whole story.
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I remember I was very much amused when I first heard her Christian name....
Academic text (1992) -
I am deeply amused by the state of this world.
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I think they just sit back, amused, and observe.
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So they were quite amused that it was a woman that was speaking to them and telling them about how hard life was doing that kind of work.
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The only clear image that stayed with me was Don Ward's square jaw and his amused, warm eyes.
Fiction book (1993) -
"I... thank you..." He smiled, mildly amused at her distress.
Fiction book (1990) -
Octavian was amused and impressed by this scheme and praised the man for their ingenuity.
Synonyms
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Feeling amused and enjoying something like a movie or show
Antonyms
How Amused
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word amused comes from the verb amuse, built from a- 'to' and muse 'to think', the same muse you know in English. So to be amused is to be made to think or watch in a pleasant way, which is why it means 'finding something funny or entertaining'.