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Flummoxed vs Puzzled - What's the difference?

flummoxed | puzzled |

Puzzled is a synonym of flummoxed.



As verbs the difference between flummoxed and puzzled

is that flummoxed is past tense of flummox while puzzled is past tense of puzzle.

As adjectives the difference between flummoxed and puzzled

is that flummoxed is confused, perplexed or flustered while puzzled is confused or perplexed.

flummoxed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (flummox)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Confused, perplexed or flustered.
    • He's good at what he knows, but he gets completely flummoxed when new problems arise.

    Synonyms

    * bewildered, mystified, perplexed, stumped

    puzzled

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Confused or perplexed.
  • * 1848 , , Vanity Fair , Bradbury and Sons, 11:
    • (...) when the day of the departure came, between her two customs of laughing and crying, Miss Sedley was greatly puzzled how to act.
  • * 1920 , (Herman Cyril McNeile), Bulldog Drummond Chapter 1
    • Once or twice he scratched his head, and stared out of the window with a puzzled frown. And each time, after a brief survey of the other side of Half Moon Street, he turned back again to the breakfast table with a grin.

    Derived terms

    * puzzledly * puzzledness

    Verb

    (head)
  • (puzzle)