Bemused is another one novel writers get wrong pretty consistently. It means confused, or bewildered, not amused.
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Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 weeks ago
For so long I thought that it meant “silly” or “whimsical” only to find it means “stoic” or “emotionally cold and distant.”
I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
illi@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
TIL it’s not that