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Added 9 October 2026

amusement

/əˈmjuzmənt/ noun

In Latin: oblectāmen, oblectāmentum Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about amusement at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Entertainment.
To my great amusement, the dog kept on chasing its tail and yelped when it bit it.
An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French amusement, from amuser + -ment. Morphologically amuse + -ment.

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