flummoxed
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8.1
- adjective
- /ˈflʌməksd/
:
desconcertado
- "I'm a little flummoxed," I said.
And they were just flummoxed at that.
- And they were just flummoxed at that.
- But I have in my life many times been flummoxed in my shop.
- Okay then in the centre of opened the chair in the centre of the room in front of a flummoxed crowd.
- It's possible I used to be like flummoxed that I'm doing any of this stuff.
Examples
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When the teacher explained the complicated math problem, the students were completely flummoxed.
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And they were just flummoxed at that.
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But I have in my life many times been flummoxed in my shop.
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But at this point, I am truly deeply flummoxed.
Blog text (4) -
I am genuinely flummoxed and would like to understand the phrase because it seems to be making the key point of this essay.
Blog text (23) -
That's obviously not the case when you watch and see how flummoxed he looks before realizing he messed it up.
Blog text (11) -
She felt flummoxed during the test when she encountered questions she had never seen before.
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Despite preparing for the presentation, he was flummoxed by the unexpected questions from the audience.
Synonyms
692
1.3
Not able to think clearly or understand what is happening
82
4.9
Confused and unsure because different ideas or instructions do not agree
31
3.0
Unable to understand something because you feel confused
28
4.2
Not knowing what to do or say
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5.1
Feeling confused because you do not understand something
6
1.0
Confused and unsure what to do or where to go
3
6.7
Unable to understand what is happening
3
8.9
Very surprised and confused so you do not know what to say or do
2
9.9
Confused and unable to think clearly after something unexpected
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5.9
Not able to understand what is happening and feeling puzzled
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5.3
Feeling confused and not knowing what is happening or what to do
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6.9
Feeling confused and uneasy because something surprised you
Confused and unable to think clearly
Feeling confused when you cannot understand something
Confused and unable to think clearly
Confused and not sure what to do
Feeling very confused and not able to understand something unexpected
Antonyms
How Confused
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Flummoxed likely began as a playful mix of sounds, like flumm plus fox, which gives the image of being tricked and mixed up. So a helpful way to remember flummoxed is to think of being 'foxed' or 'tricked' and left 'confused' and not knowing what to do.