"flummoxed" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more flummoxed [comparative], most flummoxed [superlative]
Etymology: From flummox + -ed. Etymology templates: {{af|en|flummox|-ed}} flummox + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} flummoxed (comparative more flummoxed, superlative most flummoxed)
  1. Confused, perplexed or flustered. Synonyms: bewildered, mystified, perplexed, stumped, confused Translations (totally confused or puzzled): perplex (Catalan), verbluft (Dutch), verbijsterd (Dutch), déconcerté (French), verblüfft (German), verwirrt (German), sconcertato (Italian), pōnitiniti (Maori), desconcertado (Portuguese), смущённый (smuščónnyj) (Russian), desconcertado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-flummoxed-en-adj-ZSofxOWk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 91 9

Verb [English]

Etymology: From flummox + -ed. Etymology templates: {{af|en|flummox|-ed}} flummox + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} flummoxed
  1. simple past and past participle of flummox Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: flummox Derived forms: kerflummoxed
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          "sense": "totally confused or puzzled",
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