flummox

[fluhm-uhks]

verb (used with object)

Informal.

1. to bewilder; confound; confuse.

flummox

/ ˈflʌməks /

verb

1. (tr) to perplex or bewilder

Word History and Origins

Origin of flummox¹

First recorded in 1830–40; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of flummox¹

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

They flummoxed the Dodgers’ pitching staff with their resilient, contact-first offensive attack that appeared to come out of another era.

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On the other side, Sánchez matched him step-for-step, flummoxing the Dodgers for the second time this series with six scoreless frames of his own to start the day.

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But the GOP’s lack of strategy and success makes it clear the party is as flummoxed on this issue as they’ve always been, and they know it’s a loser for them.

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"I was flummoxed, then fuming about it. They seemed to dismiss the fact that the plane turned around," she said.

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There’s a look in his eye like a hungry mutt staring at a butcher shop window: pathetic and moony and flummoxed by how to get what he wants.

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Related Words

• baffle 
• bewilder 
• confound 
• discombobulate 
• mystify 
• nonplus 
• perplex