as in to perplex
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
an actor who's easily flummoxed by any changes in the script
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Recent Examples of flummox
The athleticism and size of Gafford and Washington flummoxed opposing defenses and gave Dallas' star dynamic duo two talented new targets.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
This noticeably flummoxed Alcaraz, who seemed confused about his route to victory.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Tessa and Hannah Skidmore seem just as flummoxed by the question about why Christmas Tree Lane has been a hit for generations.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
When Richard Celeste was hired to be Mr. Bowles’s personal assistant and embassy protocol officer in 1963, he was flummoxed by the latter job description.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
This noticeably flummoxed Alcaraz, who seemed confused about his route to victory.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Tessa and Hannah Skidmore seem just as flummoxed by the question about why Christmas Tree Lane has been a hit for generations.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
When Richard Celeste was hired to be Mr. Bowles’s personal assistant and embassy protocol officer in 1963, he was flummoxed by the latter job description.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flummox
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And some Democrats are still perplexed by the fact that last November Donald Trump became the first Republican since maybe Abraham Lincoln to carry Fall River.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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Some were perplexed by its location, while others were enchanted by the simplistic nature of a home from a time long gone.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2025
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This match exposed a couple of ugly issues the tour has to address and left spectators bewildered for long stretches at a time.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The terminations, which were part of a broader push to cut federal bureaucracy and spending, have left federal workers bewildered and worried about the future of public lands.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Most were baffled at the fact the eggs still contained actual egg.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, she’s baffled at why social media activity may have contributed to the arrest.—
Polo Sandoval,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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No one was going to confuse Colossal with the Sierra Club.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Few foods confuse foreign visitors quite like brunost, Norwegian brown cheese.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Finding today's Connections puzzle a little bit tricky?—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Mathematicians have finally solved a geometry problem that has puzzled the field for decades.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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Too long of an instruction can sometimes befuddle the generative AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The crowd looked befuddled, but Dugin cottoned at once.—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Flummox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flummox. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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