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flummox

[fluhm-uhks]

verb (used with object)

Informal.
  1. to bewilder; confound; confuse.



flummox

/ ˈڱʌə /

verb

  1. (tr) to perplex or bewilder

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of flummox1

First recorded in 1830–40; origin uncertain
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of flummox1

C19: of unknown origin
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Long ago it became evident that when even the most sophisticated AI systems are flummoxed by a question or task, they fill in the blanks in their own knowledge by making things up.

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Elsewhere, Robinson has become the poster boy for male social anxiety: the pariah who is so flummoxed by the rules of polite chitchat that he crosses the line and bursts into tears.

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The anti-abortion movement is, right now, flummoxed about what to do about that.

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The actor and filmmaker was so flummoxed when his name was read by presenter Lupita Nyong’o that he admitted, “I didn’t think I would win.”

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This year’s solid animation bunch splits neatly, between flummoxed kids with hope and injured adults trying to cope.

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