flummox
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flum·mox
(flŭm′əks)tr.v. flum·moxed, flum·mox·ing, flum·mox·es Informal
To confuse; perplex.
[Probably of English dialectal origin.]
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flummox
(ˈflʌməks)vb
(tr) to perplex or bewilder
[C19: of unknown origin]
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flum•mox
(ˈflʌm əks)v.t.
Informal. to bewilder; confound; confuse.
[1830–40; orig. uncertain]
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flummox
Past participle: flummoxed
Gerund: flummoxing
| Imperative |
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| flummox |
| flummox |
| Present |
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| I flummox |
| you flummox |
| he/she/it flummoxes |
| we flummox |
| you flummox |
| they flummox |
| Preterite |
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| I flummoxed |
| you flummoxed |
| he/she/it flummoxed |
| we flummoxed |
| you flummoxed |
| they flummoxed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am flummoxing |
| you are flummoxing |
| he/she/it is flummoxing |
| we are flummoxing |
| you are flummoxing |
| they are flummoxing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have flummoxed |
| you have flummoxed |
| he/she/it has flummoxed |
| we have flummoxed |
| you have flummoxed |
| they have flummoxed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was flummoxing |
| you were flummoxing |
| he/she/it was flummoxing |
| we were flummoxing |
| you were flummoxing |
| they were flummoxing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had flummoxed |
| you had flummoxed |
| he/she/it had flummoxed |
| we had flummoxed |
| you had flummoxed |
| they had flummoxed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will flummox |
| you will flummox |
| he/she/it will flummox |
| we will flummox |
| you will flummox |
| they will flummox |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have flummoxed |
| you will have flummoxed |
| he/she/it will have flummoxed |
| we will have flummoxed |
| you will have flummoxed |
| they will have flummoxed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be flummoxing |
| you will be flummoxing |
| he/she/it will be flummoxing |
| we will be flummoxing |
| you will be flummoxing |
| they will be flummoxing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been flummoxing |
| you have been flummoxing |
| he/she/it has been flummoxing |
| we have been flummoxing |
| you have been flummoxing |
| they have been flummoxing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been flummoxing |
| you will have been flummoxing |
| he/she/it will have been flummoxing |
| we will have been flummoxing |
| you will have been flummoxing |
| they will have been flummoxing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been flummoxing |
| you had been flummoxing |
| he/she/it had been flummoxing |
| we had been flummoxing |
| you had been flummoxing |
| they had been flummoxing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would flummox |
| you would flummox |
| he/she/it would flummox |
| we would flummox |
| you would flummox |
| they would flummox |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have flummoxed |
| you would have flummoxed |
| he/she/it would have flummoxed |
| we would have flummoxed |
| you would have flummoxed |
| they would have flummoxed |
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Verb 1. flummox - be a mystery or bewildering toflummox - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
baffle, bewilder, dumbfound, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, amaze, stupefy, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get
befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"
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flummox
verb baffle, confuse, stump, perplex, defeat, fox, puzzle, bewilder, mystify, stymie, bamboozle (informal), bring up short, nonplus This system has the potential to flummox most car thieves.
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Translations
flummox
[ˈflʌməks] VT (= disconcert) → desconcertar, confundir ; (= startle) → asombrarI was completely flummoxed → me quedé totalmente desconcertado
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flummox
vt (inf) person → durcheinanderbringen, aus dem Konzept bringen (inf); to be flummoxed → durcheinander sein ; to be flummoxed by something → durch etw verwirrt sein, durch etw aus dem Konzept gebracht werden (inf)
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