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Definition of Flummox
1. Verb. Be a mystery or bewildering to. "The good news will flummox her"; "This question really stuck me"
Specialized synonyms: Mix Up, Stump, Riddle, Elude, Escape
Generic synonyms: Bedevil, Befuddle, Confound, Confuse, Discombobulate, Fox, Fuddle, Throw
Derivative terms: Bafflement, Bewilderment, Mystery, Mystification, Mystification, Mystifier, Poser, Puzzle, Puzzlement, Puzzler, Stupefaction
Also: Puzzle Out, Puzzle Over
Definition of Flummox
1. Verb. To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flummox
1. to confuse [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: confuse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flummox
Literary usage of Flummox
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of Words Pertaining to the Dialect of Mid-Yorshire: With Others by C. Clough Robinson (1876)
"flummox'd, pp of to flummox, to be reduced to a state of perplexity. ' He gat
ina pinn'd iv a corner, wiv his hand o' ml ..."
2. Wild Wales: its people, language, and scenery by George Henry Borrow (1862)
"Regularly flummox them." " You do, Mr. ? Ah, I see you're a cute un. Glad to have
met you." " I say, Mr., you have not told me from what county your ..."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1845)
"... of the way in which he had "flummox'd" old Jobson, his arch-enemy and railway
rival; Mr Ginger favoured us with an imitation of a locomotive train, ..."
4. Author's & Printer's Dictionary: A Guide for Authors by Frederick Howard Collins (1912)
"... heraldic lily, not lys, nor flower- de-luce ; pi. fleurs-de- lis (not ital.).
flummox*, to confound ..."
5. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1889)
"Blanc-mange is also called flummery. flummox. To overcome, frighten, bewilder,
foil, disappoint, or mystify. Also, to maul, or mangle. Var. dial. ..."
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