flummox
[fluhm-uh ks]
verb (used with object) Informal.
to bewilder; confound; confuse.
Origin of flummox
First recorded in 1830–40; origin uncertain
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Related Words for flummox
mystify, confound, perplex, bewilder, discombobulate, nonplus, baffle, disconcert, puzzle, stump, throw, buffaloExamples from the Web for flummox
Contemporary Examples of flummox
flummox
verb
Word Origin for flummox
C19: of unknown origin
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