Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flummoxed

/fləmˈɔkst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: flum-moxed
IPA: /fləmˈɔkst/

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Confused, perplexed or flustered.

verb

simple past and past participle of flummox

Example Sentences

"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.’"
"“What would you have done?” he demanded more than once of Ms. Le Pen, without ever getting a direct response. She did not seem to have one and looked flummoxed."

Etymology

From flummox + -ed.

Inflected Forms

more flummoxed (comparative) most flummoxed (superlative)

Derived Forms

kerflumixed unflummoxed kerflummoxed

Synonyms

bewildered mystified perplexed stumped addle-pated addled addlepated at a loss at a loss for words at sea at sixes and sevens baffled

Questions

How do you pronounce flummoxed?: The recorded pronunciation is /fləmˈɔkst/.
What does flummoxed mean?: Confused, perplexed or flustered.
Where does flummoxed come from?: From flummox + -ed.

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