PSA: "Bemused" · 4:10pm Jul 27th, 2014
be·muse
biˈmyo͞oz
verb
past tense: bemused; past participle: bemused
meaning: puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone).
"her bemused expression"
synonyms: bewildered, confused, puzzled, perplexed, baffled, mystified, nonplussed, muddled, befuddled, dumbfounded, at sea, at a loss, taken aback, disoriented, disconcerted;etc.
Hopefully that helps anyone in their writing that has been using the word as a synonym for 'amused'. Just doing my good deed for the day, darlings, spread the word~