bollixed; bollixing; bollixes
: to throw into disorder
bollix
noun
Examples of bollix in a Sentence
That delay has bollixed our schedule.
Recent Examples on the Web
The transcript illustrates how often Welker, bollixed by Trump, ended up stepping on her own questions.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
Christine, rebellious, bollixed by adolescence, wants to discover her true identity.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2020
Guess bollixing the Jon Lester negotiations five years ago didn’t disprove their theory about the risks of paying pitchers in their 30s after all.
—BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2019
Davis learned the hard way that risk aversion is the riskiest political approach when voters recalled him in 2003 for bollixing energy and budget crises.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2019
Even the little things that could make a difference get bollixed up by bureaucracy and lack of political and moral will.
—Steve Lopez, latimes.com, 4 June 2019
His request got all bollixed up in transmission, but there was a paper trail.
—Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2017
At home, the State Department fretted that Reagan's harsh rhetoric would bollix efforts to negotiate with Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev.
—The Washington Post, AL.com, 12 June 2017
At home, the State Department fretted that Reagan’s harsh rhetoric would bollix efforts to negotiate with Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev.
—Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 12 June 2017
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
Christine, rebellious, bollixed by adolescence, wants to discover her true identity.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2020
Guess bollixing the Jon Lester negotiations five years ago didn’t disprove their theory about the risks of paying pitchers in their 30s after all.
—BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2019
Davis learned the hard way that risk aversion is the riskiest political approach when voters recalled him in 2003 for bollixing energy and budget crises.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2019
Even the little things that could make a difference get bollixed up by bureaucracy and lack of political and moral will.
—Steve Lopez, latimes.com, 4 June 2019
His request got all bollixed up in transmission, but there was a paper trail.
—Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2017
At home, the State Department fretted that Reagan's harsh rhetoric would bollix efforts to negotiate with Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev.
—The Washington Post, AL.com, 12 June 2017
At home, the State Department fretted that Reagan’s harsh rhetoric would bollix efforts to negotiate with Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev.
—Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 12 June 2017
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“Bollix.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bollix. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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