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flummox

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Definition:

(v.) To confuse and perplex.

Pronunciation:

flum - uhx

Also Known As:

Flabbergast, bewilder, stump, baffle

Examples:

Lucy was flummoxed after finding the escape-artist puppy outside his pen for the third time.

In a Quote

Mind you, I don't say this will be the tougher job all round; we shall probably get in without any difficulty at all; it's the getting out again that may flummox us. E. W. Hornung, The Amateur Cracksman

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