Difference between Bemused and Bewildered

What is the difference between Bemused and Bewildered?

Bemused as an adjective is deeply thoughtful; preoccupied while Bewildered as an adjective is baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, or uncertain.

Bemused

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: deeply thoughtful; preoccupied perplexed and bewildered

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To confuse or bewilder.

Bewildered

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, or uncertain.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.

Example sentence: Most of my films seem to be about people bewildered by the world around them, who don't fit into it and are trying to understand it.

We hope you now know whether to use Bemused or Bewildered in your sentence.

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