flummox

flum·mox (fl

ks)

tr.v. flum·moxed, flum·mox·ing, flum·mox·es Informal

To confuse; perplex.

[Probably of English dialectal origin.]

flummox [ˈflʌməks]

(tr) to perplex or bewilder

[of unknown origin]

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Verb

flummox - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

baffle, bewilder, dumbfound, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, amaze, stupefy, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get

stump, mix up - cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her"

befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"

elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

flummox

verb baffle, confuse, stump, perplex, defeat, fox, puzzle, bewilder, mystify, stymie, bamboozle (informal), bring up short, nonplus This system has the potential to flummox most car thieves.

Translations

flummox [ˈflʌməks] VT (= disconcert) → desconcertar, confundir; (= startle) → asombrar
I was completely flummoxed → me quedé totalmente desconcertado

flummox [ˈflʌməks] vt → démonter, déconcerter

flummox

vt (inf) person → durcheinanderbringen, aus dem Konzept bringen (inf); to be flummoxed → durcheinander sein; to be flummoxed by something → durch etw verwirrt sein, durch etw aus dem Konzept gebracht werden (inf)

flummox [ˈflʌməks] vt (fam) → sconcertare, rendere perplesso/a

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baffle
bamboozle
bedevil
befuddle
befuddled
bemuse
bemused
bewilder
bewildered
confound
confuse
dazed
discombobulate
disconcerted
dumbfound
dumbfounded
flummoxed
fuddle
mystify

Mind you, I don't say this will be the tougher job all round; we shall probably get in without any difficulty at all; it's the getting out again that may flummox us.

The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context

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