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flummox

English

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, probably risen out of a British dialect (OED finds candidate words in Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, southern Cheshire, and Sheffield). "The formation seems to be onomatopœic, expressive of the notion of throwing down roughly and untidily" [OED].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?fl?m?ks/

Verb

flummox (third-person singular simple present flummoxes, present participle flummoxing, simple past and past participle flummoxed)

  1. To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:confuse

Translations

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flummoxing

English

Verb

flummoxing

  1. present participle of flummox

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