Definitions for amused

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amused a·mused

Spelling: [uh-myoozd]

IPA: /əˈmyuzd/

Amused is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 143 anagrams from letters in amused (ademsu).

Definitions for amused

adjective

1. pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted.
2. displaying amusement:
3. aroused to mirth.

verb (used with object)

1. to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
2. to cause mirth, laughter, or the like, in:
3. to cause (time, leisure, etc.) to pass agreeably.
4. Archaic. to keep in expectation by flattery, pretenses, etc.
5. Obsolete. to engross; absorb. to puzzle; distract.

Origin of amused

First recorded in 1590-1600; amuse + -ed²

Examples for amused

At the age of sixteen these bad guys chase you, often under the amused and complicit watch of policemen.

He was talking about his business as if more than anything it amused him.

Israelis often are amused and appalled by the crazies attracted to the Holy Land, and not only for religious reasons.

He smiled as if he was thinking of something that amused him.

I bore it very well for a while, for at first it only amused me.

Upon her face was still the amused look Percival had noted below.

At first—it was the early stages of reporting—I was amused at having been so crassly underestimated.

Mr. Abe was not amused and on his Facebook page he called these taunts “the most despicable act.”

She looked up at him with an amused little smile, but did not move.

One beginning that amused him takes place at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.