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Fluxes and Flummoxed
- 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.
Monday, February 22, 2021
Quote(s)!
A designer knows, he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Saturday, October 31, 2020
Condescending (adjective)
Describes someone who talks or behaves as if they are superior to others, making others feel less intelligent, less important, or beneath them.
👉 It often carries a negative tone, suggesting arrogance or smugness.
- Her condescending tone made it clear she didn’t think I could handle the task.
- He gave me a condescending smile, as if I were a child who didn’t understand.
Synonyms you can use instead: patronizing, snobbish, arrogant, superior, dismissive.
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Monday, August 31, 2020
Chip on my shoulder
Having a grudge, resentment, or a sense of being wronged, often making a person quick to get offended or ready to argue.
Sometimes it also means having a defensive attitude because of past experiences.
- Ever since he was passed over for promotion, he’s had a chip on his shoulder.
- She carries a chip on her shoulder about not going to college.