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flummox
/ ˈڱʌə /
verb
- tr to perplex or bewilder
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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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