flummoxed
adjective
flum·moxed
ˈflə-məkst 
-mikst
: completely unable to understand : utterly confused or perplexed
Then, perforce, his eyes returned to the highway as he headed for I-95 and South Carolina, the most flummoxed driver on the road.—
Clive Gammon
Clive Gammon"Seems to know as much about the inside of my larders as I do myself!" thought Mr. Baggins, who was feeling positively flummoxed…—J. R. R. Tolkien
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At the center of it all in the Lone Star State were the always-enigmatic Latinx voters — whose voting patterns have long flummoxed pollsters.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Macdonald’s defense, the trendiest in the sport, flummoxed Maye with a rotation of disguises and pressure looks.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared a bit flummoxed when a reporter asked him on Dec. 2 for his thoughts on President Donald Trump's recent use of the R-word to describe Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 2 Dec. 2025
With 5:54 left in the first half, a flummoxed Rams defense lost track of another Hawaii wideout.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
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Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Macdonald’s defense, the trendiest in the sport, flummoxed Maye with a rotation of disguises and pressure looks.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared a bit flummoxed when a reporter asked him on Dec. 2 for his thoughts on President Donald Trump's recent use of the R-word to describe Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 2 Dec. 2025
With 5:54 left in the first half, a flummoxed Rams defense lost track of another Hawaii wideout.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Flummoxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flummoxed. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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