Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bol-iks]
- /ˈbɒl ɪks/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bol-iks]
- /ˈbɒl ɪks/
Definitions of bollix word
- verb transitive bollix to make a muddle of; bungle; botch 3
- verb with object bollix to do (something) badly; bungle (often followed by up): His interference bollixed up the whole deal. 1
- noun bollix a confused bungle. 1
- transitive verb bollix bungle 1
- noun bollix confusion. 0
- noun bollix mess. 0
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Origin of bollix
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; variant of ballocks
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bollix
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bollix popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
bollix usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bollix
verb bollix
- bumble — to speak or do in a clumsy, muddled, or inefficient way
- screw up — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- miscalculate — Calculate (an amount, distance, or measurement) wrongly.
- flub — a blunder.
- misjudge — Form a wrong opinion or conclusion about.
Antonyms for bollix
verb bollix
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- succeed — to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result: Our efforts succeeded.
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Matching words
- Words starting with b
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- Words starting with bol
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