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Mystify vs Flummox - What's the difference?

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Mystify is a related term of flummox.


As verbs the difference between mystify and flummox

is that mystify is to thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder while flummox is to confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.

mystify

English

Verb

  • To thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder.
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    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=2 , passage=I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town. I was completely mystified at such an unusual proceeding.}}

    Related terms

    * mysterious * mystery * mystic * mystical * mysticism * mystique

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    flummox

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
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    • , year=2011 , date=January 22 , author= , title=Man Utd 5 - 0 Birmingham , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=With United's movement flummoxing the visitors, Berbatov saw his low shot saved well by Ben Foster on his first return to Old Trafford. }}

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