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flummox en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

Uncertain, probably risen out of a British dialect (OED finds candidate words in Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, southern Cheshire, and Sheffield). The formation seems to be onomatopœic, expressive of the notion of throwing down roughly and untidily. [OED]. First use appears c. 1837 in the writings of Charles Dickens.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
    • With United's movement flummoxing the visitors, Berbatov saw his low shot saved well by Ben Foster on his first return to Old Trafford. 2011 January 22, “Man Utd 5 - 0 Birmingham”, in BBC:
  2. (intransitive, uncommon) To give in, to give up, to collapse.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
flummoxing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
flummoxed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
flummoxed Tense=Past lexicographic
flummoxes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

flummoxable · flummoxed · flummoxer · flummoxing · flummoxery · flummoxy · kerflummox

Translations (23)

es barajustar (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · sh zbuniti (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · ru смуща́ть (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · de verblüffen (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · it remare contro (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · nl verwarren (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · sh smušiti (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · it disilludere (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · es trastornar (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · es aturdir (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · mi pōrahu (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · ru приводить в замешательство (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · it disincantare (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · de verwirren (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · it scoraggiare (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · fi sekoittaa (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · es barahustar (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · es trastrocar (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · fr embrouiller (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · es desconcertar (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · sh usplahiriti (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · es trastocar (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast) · fr troubler (To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast)

wikipedia: Oxford English Dictionary · wikipedia: Charles Dickens