as in to perplex
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
an actor who's easily flummoxed by any changes in the script
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Recent Examples of flummox
The Chiefs entered the game looking for their third Super Bowl win in a row — something no team had done in NFL history — but instead looked like a far cry from the team that’s flummoxed the league for three of the last four seasons.
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Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2025
Moynihan was flummoxed when India asked to deepen its collaboration.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
The athleticism and size of Gafford and Washington flummoxed opposing defenses and gave Dallas' star dynamic duo two talented new targets.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
This noticeably flummoxed Alcaraz, who seemed confused about his route to victory.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2025
Moynihan was flummoxed when India asked to deepen its collaboration.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
The athleticism and size of Gafford and Washington flummoxed opposing defenses and gave Dallas' star dynamic duo two talented new targets.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
This noticeably flummoxed Alcaraz, who seemed confused about his route to victory.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flummox
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And some Democrats are still perplexed by the fact that last November Donald Trump became the first Republican since maybe Abraham Lincoln to carry Fall River.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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Dahl was especially perplexed by the response to Evans’s fall.—
Ronan Farrow,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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This match exposed a couple of ugly issues the tour has to address and left spectators bewildered for long stretches at a time.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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While some stars dazzle in their glamorous attire, others have stumbled into the realm of fashion faux pas, leaving audiences bewildered.—
WWD Staff,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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Two endangered whales are baffling researchers by continuing to show up along a stretch of U.S coast that is not part of their turf, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump’s mass tariffs have baffled Americans, creating uncertainty for the average consumer, according to industry leaders.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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No one was going to confuse Colossal with the Sierra Club.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Few foods confuse foreign visitors quite like brunost, Norwegian brown cheese.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Mathematicians have finally solved a geometry problem that has puzzled the field for decades.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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Finding today's Connections puzzle a little bit tricky?—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic to tiny tropical islands to a former British penal colony whose leader is befuddled that it was targeted.—
Rod Mcguirk and Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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As such, Hackman's turn as a private investigator befuddled by the disappearance of a former movie star's daughter was, for many years, mostly forgotten despite the actor scoring a BAFTA nomination for the performance.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Flummox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flummox. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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