adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of flummox form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Confused, perplexed or flustered.

   "He's good at what he knows, but he gets completely flummoxed when new problems arise."

Synonyms

All synonyms

addle-patedaddledaddlepatedastonishedat a lossat a loss for words

Example

More examples

"The atheist completely flummoxed her opponent in the debate by asking, "And who created God?""

Etymology

From flummox + -ed.

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