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flummox
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flum·mox

transitive verb \ˈflə-məks, -miks\

Definition of FLUMMOX

: confuse

Examples of FLUMMOX

  1. <an actor who's easily flummoxed by any changes in the script>

Origin of FLUMMOX

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1837

Related to FLUMMOX

Synonyms
addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, discombobulate, disorient, confuse, fox, fuddle, get, gravel, maze, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex

Rhymes with FLUMMOX

lummox

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