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Mused vs Amused - What's the difference?

mused | amused |

As verbs the difference between mused and amused

is that mused is past tense of muse while amused is past tense of amuse.

As an adjective amused is

pleasurably entertained.

mused

English

Verb

(head)
  • (muse)

    • Anagrams

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    Noun

    (vo-noun)
  • museum

    • Declension

    (vo-decl-noun)

    amused

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (amuse)
    • While waiting for the bus, I amused myself by performing a mime interpretation of the Gettysburg Address.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pleasurably entertained.
    • The children chased one another in a circle in front of their amused parents.
  • Displaying amusement.
  • (usually, with a complement) Enjoying humor aspects (of something).
    • He was amused to note the disarray of his opponents.
    He was very amused by the lyrics.
    She was amused with their antics.
    The entertainers parodied his speech. He was not amused .

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