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flum·mox  (flmks)

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

To confuse; perplex.

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[Probably of English dialectal origin.]

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flummox [ˈflʌməks]

vb

(tr) to perplex or bewilder

[of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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"

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