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flummox

[ fluhm-uhks ]

verb (used with object)

Informal.
  1. to bewilder; confound; confuse.


flummox

/ ˈڱʌə /

verb

  1. tr to perplex or bewilder
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of flummox1

First recorded in 1830–40; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of flummox1

C19: of unknown origin
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The anti-abortion movement is, right now, flummoxed about what to do about that.

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The actor and filmmaker was so flummoxed when his name was read by presenter Lupita Nyong’o that he admitted, “I didn’t think I would win.”

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This year’s solid animation bunch splits neatly, between flummoxed kids with hope and injured adults trying to cope.

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The Democrats, mainstream news media and the American public have been left flummoxed, confused and overwhelmed, as Rolling Stone details:

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Soon after, a dad in a Bears sweatshirt and his three daughters walked in, looking as flummoxed as I had been.

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