flummoxed; flummoxing; flummoxes
: confuse
He was flummoxed by the legal jargon.
a hapless innocent who had been flummoxed by wily city slickers—
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No one is completely sure where the word flummox comes from, but Charles Dickens was aware of it and used it in his 1837 novel The Pickwick Papers. It became quite common in both British and American English by the end of the 19th century.
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an actor who's easily flummoxed by any changes in the script
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
But like so many professional critics, Sho is easily flummoxed by what’s trash and what isn’t.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
There was a 3-1 defeat to Sevilla, flummoxed early on by an awkward bouncing ball, and a 4-1 thrashing by Barcelona.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
Getting through Black Friday and Cyber Monday is an ordeal that would have flummoxed Hercules, as your friends here at PCMag have spent more than 96 hours bringing you hundreds of the most impressive deals across the world of tech.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Flummox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flummox. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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