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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAmusement
/əˈmjuːzmənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The state or experience of finding something funny or entertaining.
"To my amusement, the cat jumped right into the box."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From French amusement, from amuser (to divert, delude, literally 'to cause to muse/wonder at'), from a- (to, into) + muser (to muse, waste time, loiter).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Amusement" is said worldwide
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amusement
Transliteration: amusement
"Elle sourit d'amusement."
Amusement
Transliteration: Amusement
"Er sah dem Treiben mit Amusement zu."
divertimento
Transliteration: divertimento
"Guardò la scena con divertimento."
diversión
Transliteration: diversión
"Miró el espectáculo con diversión."
diversão
Transliteration: diversão
"Ela riu por pura diversão."
मनोरंजन
Transliteration: manoranjan
"यह खेल केवल मनोरंजन के लिए है।"
娱乐
Transliteration: yúlè
"公园里有许多娱乐设施。"
오락
Transliteration: orak
"그는 오락을 위해 영화를 봤다."
娯楽
Transliteration: goraku
"読書は私の主な娯楽です。"
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