- amusement
- noun1 feeling of wanting to laughADJECTIVE▪ great, much (esp. BrE)▪ faint, mild▪ quiet▪ ironic, wry▪ genuine, obvious, real▪ personal▪
He kept the diaries for his own personal amusement.
… OF AMUSEMENT▪ glimmer▪ hint, note, trace▪There was a note of amusement in her voice.
VERB + AMUSEMENT▪ afford sb (formal), cause (esp. BrE), provide▪I am happy to have afforded you some amusement.
▪ derive, find, get▪He seemed to be deriving amusement from her discomfort.
▪ show▪ conceal, hideAMUSEMENT + VERB▪ show▪A glimmer of amusement showed in her eyes.
PREPOSITION▪ for (sb's) amusement▪What do you do for amusement around here?
▪The play was written for the amusement of the other students.
▪ in amusement▪Her wide mouth twitched in amusement.
▪ to sb's amusement▪Much to their amusement, I couldn't get the door open.
▪ with amusement▪She chuckled with amusement.
PHRASES▪ a source of amusement▪His son was a constant source of amusement to him.
2 sth that makes time pass pleasantlyADJECTIVE▪ popular▪She disapproved of popular amusements such as fairs.
AMUSEMENT + NOUN▪ arcade (BrE), park▪an amusement-park ride
▪ machine (BrE)
Collocations dictionary. 2013.