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

"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

Examples of flummoxed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Munn’s forthright comments left Jenna Bush Hager, a friend of King’s, a bit flummoxed, according to Page Six. —Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025

The first episode zeroes in on a woman from Jefferson's younger days who left him publicly flummoxed and tongue-tied. —Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025

TikTokers were equally flummoxed with the bizarre combination. —Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025

In a cast full of mothers, the women are naturally sympathetic, triggered by the idea that something that frightening could happen to them too – only to be a little flummoxed at the full picture as more details started to come out. —Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flummoxed

• boxed