- Fluxes → changes, flows, or fluctuations
- Flummoxed → confused, bewildered
Implied or figurative meaning
“Caught in fluxes and flummoxed” means being thrown off balance or deeply confused by too many changes happening at once.
“In the fluxes and flummoxed moments of modern life, clarity feels like a luxury.”
→ Life’s constant changes make people feel perpetually confused.
“The market’s fluxes left investors flummoxed and uncertain about what to do next.”
→ The unpredictable changes caused confusion.
“Between the fluxes of opinion and the flummoxed reactions online, truth gets blurry.”
→ Constant shifts in opinion create widespread confusion.