flummoxing

flum·mox

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fluhm-uh ks]
- /ˈflʌm əks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fluhm-uh ks]
- /ˈflʌm əks/

Definitions of flummoxing word

verb with object flummoxing to bewilder; confound; confuse. 1
noun flummoxing Present participle of flummox. 1

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Origin of flummoxing

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40; origin uncertain

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Parts of speech for Flummoxing

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flummoxing

flummoxing popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

flummoxing usage trend in Literature

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