Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To confuse; perplex.
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- verb To
confuse ; tofluster ; toflabbergast .
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- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Once again, in terms of political theater, the president has managed to flummox both critics and angels alike.
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Unless a side has the imagination to come at him early with slow bowling as New Zealand did to flummox their opponents in the 1992 competition he could be long since up and running by the time the restrictions come in.
England's World Cup dream hinges on Kevin Pietersen gamble | Mike Selvey
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According to the mag, a castmember from the past is making a return to the show … a return that is likely to flummox quite a few viewers, I think:
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Once again, in terms of political theater, the president has managed to flummox both critics and angels alike.
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Facebook and other social networking tools flummox me because there are so many things going on at once.
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Mudd could continually flummox Kirk and Spock in a way that further develops the bond of friendship that was introduced in the first film.
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That detail might flummox conspiracy theorists trying to figure out whether Fox's shots are secretly favoring the New York Yankees or Philadelphia Phillies, since both are Mets archenemies.
Fox TV director makes split-second calls for World Series broadcast
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I have tried the baby surprise several times and it continues to flummox me.
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This day-in-the-life format focuses mostly on OR dramatics, doctor-patient interaction and security issues (which constantly flummox Lexie), but one major love-front development does manage to slip through. —
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Facebook and other social networking tools flummox me because there are so many things going on at once.
oroboros commented on the word flummox
FlummOX
May 5, 2008
cranewang commented on the word flummox
a funny word
May 11, 2008
cranewang commented on the word flummox
To confuse; perplex. stress on flum-
May 11, 2008
strev commented on the word flummox
ha! beat ya to it! on set phasers to...
July 3, 2009
bilby commented on the word flummox
Hmmmm, I can fix that ...
July 3, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word flummox
David Brooks, "The Hanukkah Story". The New York Times, December 11, 2009.
December 14, 2009