bemuse: to confuse; to bewilder
Example: No longer can the question "Do you think we ought to have a war?" bemuse us. We have a war, and it is not of our own making. [Reference: Our Opinion: Pearl Harbor editorial in 1941 captured country's mood]
Example: No longer can the question "Do you think we ought to have a war?" bemuse us. We have a war, and it is not of our own making. [Reference: Our Opinion: Pearl Harbor editorial in 1941 captured country's mood]