Slang to confuse; perplex
Origin of flummox
from uncertain or unknown; perhaps
verb
Flummox is defined as to confuse someone.
When you ask someone tough questions about a scientific theory that he is studying and he cannot understand the questions, this is an example of when you flummox.
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flummox
transitive verb
flum·moxed, flum·mox·ing, flum·mox·es InformalTo confuse; perplex.
Origin of flummox
Probably of English dialectal originTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present flummoxes, present participle flummoxing, simple past and past participle flummoxed)
- To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
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Sentence Examples
- The complicated rules are likely to flummox new players.
- My order for a vegan meal may flummox the chef at the steakhouse.
- This complex lesson in economics may flummox several of the beginning students.
- The complexity of the Chinese language flummox me.
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