flummox

flum·mox

verb \ˈflə-məks, -miks\

Definition of FLUMMOX

transitive verb

: 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

Related Words: stick, stump, weird out; abash, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle; agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, stun, unhinge, unsettle, upset; beguile, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misguide, mislead, snow, string along, take in, trick

Near Antonyms: assure, reassure, satisfy; enlighten, inform

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Rhymes with FLUMMOX

lummox