Flummox — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be a mystery or bewildering to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈʌmɑːks/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈʌmɒks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈʌmɒks/

2 syllables Say it as /flˈʌmɑːks/.

Examples

This beats me!
Got me--I don't know the answer!
a vexing problem

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gravel baffle stick dumbfound vex get mystify amaze beat bewilder stupefy puzzle perplex nonplus pose

Parts of Speech

verb	be a mystery or bewildering to “This beats me!”

Word Forms

puzzle	noun	a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
puzzlement	noun	confusion resulting from failure to understand
puzzler	noun	a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
mystification	noun	something designed to mystify or bewilder
mystifier	noun	a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
mystery	noun	something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
bafflement	noun	confusion resulting from failure to understand
poser	noun	a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
bewilderment	noun	confusion resulting from failure to understand
stupefaction	noun	a feeling of stupefied astonishment

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

couper le sifflet

être un mystère ou déroutant pour

🇪🇸Spanish

confundir

ser un misterio o desconcertante para

🇳🇱Dutch

verwarren

een mysterie of verbijsterend zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

confuso

ser um mistério ou desconcertante para

🇷🇺Russian

сбив с толку

быть загадкой или сбивать с толку

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घबराना

एक रहस्य या हतप्रभ करने वाला होना

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફ્લુમોક્સ

એક રહસ્ય અથવા આશ્ચર્યજનક બનો

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫ്ലൂമോക്സ്

ഒരു നിഗൂഢതയോ അമ്പരപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ ആകുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

惊讶

是一个谜或令人困惑

🇯🇵Japanese

フラモックス

謎であるか当惑している

🇰🇷Korean

실패

미스터리하거나 당혹스럽습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thất thường

là một điều bí ẩn hoặc gây hoang mang cho

🇹🇭Thai

ฟลัมม็อกซ์

เป็นเรื่องลึกลับหรือน่าสับสน

🇮🇩Indonesian

membingungkan

menjadi misteri atau membingungkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خفق

يكون لغزا أو محيرا ل

🇮🇷Persian

فلومکس

یک راز یا گیج کننده باشد

🇮🇱Hebrew

פלומוקס

להיות תעלומה או מבוכה

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The primary meaning of 'flummox' is 'be a mystery or bewildering to'.

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