flummox (verb)

  • 1flummox — ► VERB informal ▪ perplex; bewilder. ORIGIN probably dialect …

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  • 2flummox — verb To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast …

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  • 3flummox — Verb. To confuse, confound, bewilder. E.g. I was flummoxed by the question. Informal …

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  • 4flummox — /ˈflʌməks / (say flumuhks) Colloquial –verb (t) 1. to bewilder; confuse. –verb (i) 2. to become bewildered or unsure of what to do. {compare Northern British dialect flummock bewilder} …

  • 5flummox — transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1837 confuse …

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  • 6flummox — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Informal. To make incapable of finding something to think, do, or say: confound, nonplus. Informal: stick, stump, throw. Slang: beat. Idiom: put someone at a loss. See AFFECT, KNOWLEDGE …

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  • 7flummox — [[t]flʌ̱məks[/t]] flummoxes, flummoxing, flummoxed VERB: usu passive If someone is flummoxed by something, they are confused by it and do not know what to do or say. [be V ed] The two leaders were flummoxed by the suggestion. Derived words:… …

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  • 8flummox — [ flʌməks] verb informal perplex; bewilder. Origin C19: prob. of dialect origin …

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  • 9flummoxed — UK [ˈflʌməkst] / US adjective extremely confused I was flummoxed by her direct question. Derived word: flummox verb transitive Word forms flummox : present tense I/you/we/they flummox he/she/it flummoxes present participle flummoxing past tense… …

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  • 10flummoxed — adjective completely confused by something: I was totally flummoxed by his last question. flummox verb (T) …

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