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View usage for: (flʌməks) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense flummoxes, present participle flummoxing, past tense, past participle flummoxedverb [usually passive]If someone is flummoxed by something, they are confused by it and do not know what to do or say. The two leaders were flummoxed by the suggestion. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: baffle, confuse, stump, perplex More Synonyms of flummox flummoxed adjective No wonder Josef was feeling a bit flummoxed. Synonyms: baffled, confused, puzzled, stumped More Synonyms of flummox flummox in British English (ˈflʌməks) verb(transitive) to perplex or bewilder Word origin C19: of unknown origin flummox in American English (ˈflʌməks) verb transitive Slang, Obsolete to confuse; perplex Examples of 'flummox' in a sentenceflummox Definition to puzzle or confuse This system has the potential to flummox most car thieves. Additional synonymsDefinition to confuse He bamboozled Mercer into defeat. Synonyms puzzle, confuse, stump, baffle, bewilder, confound, perplex, mystify, befuddle, flummox, nonplus Definition to confuse utterly The silence from her sister had hurt and bewildered her. Synonyms confound, surprise, stun, confuse, puzzle, baffle, mix up, daze, perplex, mystify, stupefy, befuddle, flummox, bemuse, dumbfound, nonplus, flabbergast (informal) Definition to perplex or disconcert Politics just confuses me. Synonyms bewilder, puzzle, baffle, perplex, mystify, fluster, faze, flummox, bemuse, be all Greek to (informal), nonplus - fluid
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Additional synonymsDefinition to thwart or frustrate The challenges of constructing such a huge novel almost defeated her. Synonyms frustrate, foil, thwart, ruin, baffle, confound, balk, get the better of, forestall, stymieDefinition to confuse, bewilder, or puzzle There was something strange in her attitude that mystified me. Synonyms puzzle, confuse, baffle, bewilder, beat (slang), escape, stump, elude, confound, perplex, bamboozle (informal), flummox, be all Greek to (informal), nonplus, befogDefinition to puzzle or bewilder problems that perplexed me Synonyms puzzle, confuse, stump, baffle, bewilder, muddle, confound, beset, mystify, faze, befuddle, flummox, bemuse, dumbfound, nonplus, mix you up Definition to baffle or bewilder What puzzles me is why nobody has complained before now. Synonyms perplex, beat (slang), confuse, baffle, stump, bewilder, confound, mystify, faze, flummox, bemuse, nonplus Definition to baffle or confuse (someone) Well, maybe I stumped you on that one. Synonyms baffle, confuse, puzzle, snooker, foil, bewilder, confound, perplex, mystify, outwit, stymie, flummox, bring (someone) up short, dumbfound, nonplus Definition to hinder or foil (someone) Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen. Synonyms frustrate, defeat, foil, thwart, puzzle, stump, snooker, hinder, confound, mystify, balk, flummox, throw a spanner in the works (British, informal), nonplus, spike (someone's) guns |