as in baffled
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
an actor who's easily flummoxed by any changes in the script
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Recent Examples of flummoxed
The hospital bill for a suburban doctor visit flummoxed her.
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Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
The two were flummoxed when asked how outsiders could tell the difference between them.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
In 2018, then-Bears defense coordinator Vic Fangio and his players flummoxed the Rams and sent them to a 15-6 defeat.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The two years of tangled litigation that has followed flummoxed those who know Uhlfelder best.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
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Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
The two were flummoxed when asked how outsiders could tell the difference between them.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
In 2018, then-Bears defense coordinator Vic Fangio and his players flummoxed the Rams and sent them to a 15-6 defeat.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The two years of tangled litigation that has followed flummoxed those who know Uhlfelder best.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for flummoxed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flummoxed
Verb
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One administrator told me that he was baffled, but that the embassy staff seemed confident that something would come of it.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Kokuho was her very first film, and the prospect of attending the Academy Awards astonished and baffled her.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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Now, a growing chorus of tech leaders is singing the praises of AI as the key to solving the medical mystery that has puzzled physicians for millennia.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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The poor rott just stood there with its tail tucked between its legs, puzzled.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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These are the brutally real snapshots of a man well acquainted with—but still perplexed by—the powerful and destructive forces that lord over our lives.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
4 Mar. 2026
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Hour said he was perplexed by his liberal friends expressing their condolences.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Carlson clearly got confused between the arsonist and the fire brigade.—
Calev Myers,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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They are confused by all the activity.—
Via Chronicle Books,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Now, many millions of Americans are bewildered by events.—
David French,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Oswalt confesses being bewildered by Bamford at first.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Flummoxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flummoxed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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