Flummox Definition

flŭməks
flummoxed, flummoxes
verb
flummoxed, flummoxes
To confuse; perplex.
Webster's New World
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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Origin of Flummox

  • Probably of English dialectal origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Flummox 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.

  • And hopefully the one-way system at the other end wo n't flummox me too much.

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