to fox
- verb
- /fɑks/
- These math puzzles can easily fox even the brightest students.
Examples
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The complicated instructions really foxed me.
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Don't fox me with your stories!
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She was completely foxed by the strange behavior of the machine.
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She foxed everyone with her complicated explanations.
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The unexpected change in the plan completely foxed her, leaving her speechless.
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The complicated puzzle foxed everyone trying to solve it.
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His contradictory statements foxed the jury, making it hard for them to reach a verdict.
Synonyms
To make someone feel confused or unsure
Make someone unable to think clearly or make something hard to understand
To make someone feel confused when something is hard to understand
To make someone very confused and unable to understand
To make someone confused and unable to understand
Make someone very confused and unable to think clearly
To make someone confused by making something seem mysterious
Make someone unable to think clearly
To surprise someone so much that they cannot speak or answer
To make someone very confused so they cannot think clearly
To make someone feel confused or unable to understand
To confuse someone so they do not know what to do or think
To confuse someone so they cannot think clearly
To make someone nervous so they cannot think clearly
Cause ongoing trouble and confusion for people or things
To confuse someone by making something hard to understand
To confuse someone and make them unable to think clearly
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- US
A medium-sized wild animal with gray fur that lives in North and Central America and can climb trees
- US
A small gray fox with large ears that lives in western North American deserts and is active at night
A wild animal like a small dog from northern South America that eats crabs and small animals
A nickname for the German general Erwin Rommel who led forces in North Africa during World War II
A large tree squirrel with a bushy tail and reddish gray fur that lives in the eastern United States
- Specialized
A wild grape native to eastern North America with dark purple fruit used for jams and juices
- Specialized
A large shark in warm seas with a long whiplike tail used to herd and stun small fish
- US
A small wild fox from Mexico and the US with a long bushy tail with black and white rings
How Confused
Surface Forms
Etymology
To fox someone in the sense of confusing or baffling them is a close idea to the verb meaning 'to trick': the fox is so tricky that it can leave you unsure what to do. So if something foxes you, it makes you confused or unable to think clearly.