Etymology dictionary. 2014.
flummox — [v] confuse baffle, bewilder, buffalo*, confound, discombobulate*, disconcert, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stump, throw*, throw off*; concept 16 … New thesaurus
flummox — ► VERB informal ▪ perplex; bewilder. ORIGIN probably dialect … English terms dictionary
flummox — [flum′əks] vt. [< ?] [Old Slang] to confuse; perplex … English World dictionary
flummox — n A failure. Foster is the greatest flummox the world has every known. 1860s … Historical dictionary of American slang
flummox — transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1837 confuse … New Collegiate Dictionary
flummox — /flum euhks/, v.t. Informal. to bewilder; confound; confuse. [1830 40; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
flummox — verb To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast … Wiktionary
flummox — Synonyms and related words: abash, addle, addle the wits, baffle, balk, ball up, becloud, bedazzle, befuddle, bewilder, blast, bomb, bother, brave, bug, challenge, checkmate, circumvent, cloud, confound, confront, confuse, contravene, counter,… … Moby Thesaurus
flummox — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Informal. To make incapable of finding something to think, do, or say: confound, nonplus. Informal: stick, stump, throw. Slang: beat. Idiom: put someone at a loss. See AFFECT, KNOWLEDGE … English dictionary for students
flummox — [[t]flʌ̱məks[/t]] flummoxes, flummoxing, flummoxed VERB: usu passive If someone is flummoxed by something, they are confused by it and do not know what to do or say. [be V ed] The two leaders were flummoxed by the suggestion. Derived words:… … English dictionary
