flummox

[ fluhm-uhks ]

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verb (used with object)Informal.

to bewilder; confound; confuse.

Origin of flummox

First recorded in 1830–40; origin uncertain

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British Dictionary definitions for flummox

flummox

/ (ˈflʌməks) /

verb

(tr) to perplex or bewilder

Origin of flummox

C19: of unknown origin

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