fox
verb [T] (CONFUSE) /fɒks/
/fɑːks/ Definition
› to confuse someone or be too difficult to be understood by someone: This puzzle has well and truly foxed me!Puzzle and confuseDifficult to understand
(Definition of fox verb (CONFUSE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- addle verb
- baffle verb
- bewilder verb
- blind sb with science idiom
- blind verb (CAUSE TO IGNORE)
- boggle verb
- cloud verb
- do sb's head in idiom
- flummox verb
- fuddle verb
- get verb (CONFUSE)
- knock/throw sb for a loop idiom
- mix sb up phrasal verb
- puzzle verb
- search verb
- throw (sb) a curve (ball) idiom
- throw sb off balance idiom
- throw verb (CONFUSE)
- tie sb (up) in knots idiom
- unbalance verb (MENTALLY ILL)
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