Bemused
Taken up
Taken up adjective - Having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something.
Bemused and taken up are semantically related in busy topic. You can use "Bemused" instead an adjective phrase "Taken up", if it concerns topics such as distracted.
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Taken Up to Eleven, when he is stabbed with six screwdrivers and still is looking bemused at Felix, who is utterly perplexed.
Source: Film / You're Next
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