Definition of flummoxed Flummoxed
/flʌmɔˈkst/ - [flumokst] -
We found 3 definitions of flummoxed from 2 different sources.
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What does flummoxed mean?
Part of speech
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| flummox - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" | ||
| perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound | ||
| bedevil, befuddle, confound, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, confuse, throw make stupid with alcohol | ||
| puzzle over try to solve | ||
| figure out, puzzle out, solve, lick, work out, work find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" | ||
| mix up, stump remove tree stumps from; "stump a field" | ||
| riddle set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle" | ||
| elude, escape escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- flummox (Verb)
To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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flummox
flum′oks, v.t. (slang) to perplex: defeat
Part of speech
🔤- flummox, verb, present, 1st person singular of flummox (infinitive).
- flummox, verb (infinitive).
