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flummox
verb [T] /ˈflʌm.əks/ informalDefinition
› to confuse someone so much that they do not know what to do: I have to say that last question flummoxed me.Puzzle and confuseDifficult to understand flummoxed
/-əkst/ adjective › He looked completely flummoxed.Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
(Definition of flummox verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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