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Everyone comes up to me saying, 'Cooee, Julie! Hello!' as if I know them. Of course I don't bloody know them. Am I flummoxed by it? Sometimes. I think, 'Ooh, love, go easy.' For a time, I did feel this pressure that I had to be funny, but it passes.
Julie Walters

Meaning of "flummoxed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLUMMOXED

flummoxed  [ˈflʌməkst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLUMMOXED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flummoxed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FLUMMOXED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of flummoxed in the English dictionary

The definition of flummoxed in the dictionary is perplexed or bewildered.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLUMMOXED


boxed
bɒkst
context
ˈkɒntɛkst
Euronext
ˈjʊərəʊˌnɛkst
fixed
fɪkst
hypertext
ˈhaɪpəˌtɛkst
indexed
ˈɪndekst
letterboxed
ˈlɛtəˌbɒkst
mixed
mɪkst
next
nɛkst
overtaxed
ˌəʊvəˈtækst
perplexed
pəˈplɛkst
pretext
ˈpriːtɛkst
relaxed
rɪˈlækst
sexed
sɛkst
sext
sɛkst
subtext
ˈsʌbˌtɛkst
teletext
ˈtɛlɪˌtɛkst
text
tɛkst
untaxed
ʌnˈtækst
vexed
vɛkst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLUMMOXED

flukey
flukier
flukiest
flukily
flukiness
fluky
flume
flummeries
flummery
flummox
flump
flung
flunitrazepam
flunk
flunker
flunkeydom
flunkeyish
flunkeyism
flunkies
flunky

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLUMMOXED

banjaxed
basifixed
deflexed
foxed
inflexed
jinxed
oversexed
prefixed
ready-mixed
transfixed
unannexed
undersexed
unfixed
unflexed
unindexed
unrelaxed
unsexed
unwaxed
well-fixed
well-mixed

Synonyms and antonyms of flummoxed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FLUMMOXED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «flummoxed» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of flummoxed

Translation of «flummoxed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLUMMOXED

Find out the translation of flummoxed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flummoxed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flummoxed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不知如何是好
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flummoxed
570 millions of speakers

English

flummoxed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

flummoxed
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فلوموإكسد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смущенный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flummoxed
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রদেয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flummoxed
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Flummoxed
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

flummoxed
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

flummoxed
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어리둥절
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flummoxed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

flummoxed
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

flummoxed
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झपाटलेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

flummoxed
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flummoxed
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

flummoxed
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

збентежений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flummoxed
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

flummoxed
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flummoxed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flummoxed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flummoxed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flummoxed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLUMMOXED»

The term «flummoxed» is regularly used and occupies the 60.234 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLUMMOXED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flummoxed

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2 QUOTES WITH «FLUMMOXED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word flummoxed.
1
William Ivey Long
My mind still runs too fast. If we get the wrong fabric or something is stitched the wrong way, I get so angry and so flummoxed that I start spelling my words, just to slow myself down.
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Julie Walters
Everyone comes up to me saying, 'Cooee, Julie! Hello!' as if I know them. Of course I don't bloody know them. Am I flummoxed by it? Sometimes. I think, 'Ooh, love, go easy.' For a time, I did feel this pressure that I had to be funny, but it passes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLUMMOXED»

Discover the use of flummoxed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flummoxed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Woman Who Flummoxed the Fairies
This is the second collaboration from this award-winning creative team.
‎2013
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Very Naughty Figs: A Flummoxed Foursome
"Very Naughty Figs: A Flummoxed Foursome" is the latest collection of tales and musings from Ben Wu. He delves into the sordid lives of the foppish and feckless in "Brazilla" and "Free the Weed," then expounds upon his wisdom in his most ...
Ben Wu, 2007
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Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
+ fig. use of flummox v.1; in tramp [argon flummoxed refers to a place that is unsafe to visit, the owners or guardians are likely to have one imprisoned] flummoxed adj.1 [mid-19C+] 1 (also flummoxed up) confused, let down, outwitted. 2 ruined.
Jonathon Green, 2005
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: Fla to Hyps
A bad recitation ; a failure. fc, Flummoxed,///, adj. (thieves' and general). — I. Spoilt ; ruined ; drunk ; SENT DOWN (a. v.) ; BOSHED {q.v.) ; defeated; disappointed; silenced ; FLOORED {q.v.\ 1836. Dickens, Pickwick, <&. xxxiii., p. 283. ' And my ...
John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley, 1893
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Out of Character
“You know full well that's not the reason you're so flummoxed.”“ “I am not flummoxed!” JJ was startled by her own voice. “Flummoxed? Where did you get that word?” “From our book. Chapter six. When Alex's old love comes to town and her ...
Terry Newman, 2012
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Logic in Databases: International Workshop LID '96, San ...
Definition 22 Completed and Flummoxed System. Let S be a system. S is completed if every subgoal in S is completed, and is flummoxed if S is final (i.e. no transformation is applicable to S) but not completed. D Lemma 23. Let P be a finite ...
Dino Pedreschi, Carlo Zaniolo, 1996
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True Courage: Emboldened by God in a Disheartening World
Flummoxed and FlabbergaSTed One of my all-time favorite words is flummoxed. And right behind it is flabbergasted. You don't hear those two words used very often—they are somewhat unfamiliar to most of us. In trying to get a point across,  ...
Steve Farrar, 2011
8
Amber Brown Is Feeling Blue
Chapter Five W' I, Amber Brown, am flummoxed. Flummoxed. Flummoxed. Flummoxed. The other night, Max used that word, and when I asked what it meant, he helped me look it up in the dictionary. It means confused and perplexed.
Paula Danziger, 1998
9
Gallivanting
“Miss Loretta . . . you look flummoxed.” She looks up and there stands Marty Lindstrom with his thick hair messed and his carry-on bag slung over his wide shoulder. “You look flummoxed,” he repeats. “Is that a good word? I learned it on the ...
Marcia Davey, 2008
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Financial Times Handbook of Corporate Finance: A Business ...
This can be explained by examining the problems Mr Flummoxed is having (see Worked example 2.4). Worked. example. 2.4. MR. FLUMMOXED. Mr Flummoxed of Deadhead plc has always used the IRR method of project appraisal. He has ...
Glen Arnold, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLUMMOXED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flummoxed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Boks tick all the right boxes in romp - SuperSport - Rugby
It wasn't a surprise that De Allende scored the opening try – although a lucky bounce of the ball and great pickup by Victor Matfield flummoxed ... «SuperSport, Jul 15»
2
It's All Greek To Me: The Politics Of Syriza And The Troika - Forbes
I have to admit that I was flummoxed by the political developments in Greece this week. After winning a referendum based on rejecting the ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
3
The CBI must understand trains and bogies if it aims to crack the …
The officials must have been flummoxed by what they found. As many as eight students (though perhaps even more) had come from states like ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
4
Ihrig Impresses, South Bend Wins 2-0 - WNDU.com
Ihrig flummoxed the Captains with a fastball in the mid-80s and off-speed pitches in the mid-60s. “Just pitch to contact, let the hitters get ... «WNDU-TV, Jul 15»
5
Euro Death Watch: Greek Drachma Mysteriously Appears on …
Bloomberg attempted to find an answer for this bizarre notation, but the drachma only “flummoxed two very polite customer service ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
6
Dillow Takes Lead at James River BASS Open - Wired2fish - Scout
Eight of Thursday's Top 12 remain in the hunt, but many seemed flummoxed by a tidal system they thought they understood. Perhaps no one ... «Wired2fish, Jul 15»
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7 places in York that are surprisingly good for beer.... (From York …
... while the bottled range includes Sam Adams, Liefmans fruit lager, Duvel, Vedett and Flummoxed Farmer from local brewery Ainsty Ales. «The Press, York, Jul 15»
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I Really Can't Talk My Way Out of Things... | Dan Duffy
They were so flummoxed and impressed that they haven't brought the incident up since. Of course, now that they're reading this, I may have ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Test of faith for medical supremo | The Sunday Times
“Something's gone wrong,” said FitzGerald, flummoxed. “Obviously I'm not very smart.” He is doing something right. Randox had revenues of ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
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Twins 8, Tigers 6: Bullpen ruins dominant outing from Justin …
Verlander completely flummoxed the Twins all evening long, allowing just two hits in his first seven frames. Two of the three hits he allowed in ... «Bless You Boys, Jul 15»

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