flummoxed
flummoxed adjective: confused, perplexed or flustered. Also the simple past and past participle of flummox.
Adjective
flummoxed (comparative more flummoxed, superlative most flummoxed)
- Confused, perplexed or flustered.
- He's good at what he knows, but he gets completely flummoxed when new problems arise.
- ‘Itʼs amazing, these bosses call all the shots but are flummoxed by the smallest technological advances.’2019, Candice Carty-Williams, Queenie, Trapeze, page 85
- Synonyms:
- bewildered, mystified, perplexed, stumped, addle-pated, addled, addlepated, at a loss, at a loss for words, at sea
Also used as
flummoxed is also the simple past and past participle of flummox.
Synonyms of flummoxed
- bewildered
- mystified
- perplexed
- stumped
- addle-pated
- addled
- addlepated
- at a loss
- at a loss for words
- at sea
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- at sixes and sevens
- baffled
- befuddled
- confused
- confuzzled
- dazed
- dazzled
- discombobulated
- disconcerted
- dumbfounded
- flabagasted
- flabbergasted
- flabbergastered
- flustered
- fluttered
- jumbled
- lost for words
- minussed
- misled
- mixed up
- muddled
- muzzy
- nonplussed
- not with it
- out of it
- out to lunch
- punch-drunk
- puzzled
- spaced out
- speechless
Forms of flummoxed
| comparative | more flummoxed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most flummoxed |
Origin of flummoxed
From flummox + -ed.
Words formed from flummoxed
Questions about flummoxed
- What does flummoxed mean?
- Flummoxed means confused, perplexed or flustered.
- What part of speech is flummoxed?
- Flummoxed is an adjective.
Words near flummoxed in the dictionary
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