The word for today is…
flummox (verb):
: confuse
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : No one is completely sure where the word flummox comes from, but Charles Dickens was aware of it and used it in his 1837 novel The Pickwick Papers. It became quite common in both British and American English by the end of the 19th century.
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The word for today is… moribund (adjective) - 1: being in the state of dying : approaching death 2: being in a state of inactivity or obsolescence Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Moribund is still sometimes used in its original literal sense of "approaching death", but it's much more
The word for today is… corrode (verb) - 1: to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing, especially : to wear away gradually usually by chemical action 2: to weaken or destroy gradually : undermine Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Corrode comes from the Latin verb corrōdere, meaning "to gnaw or chew
The word for today is… irascible (adjective) - : marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : If you try to take apart irascible on the model of irrational, irresistible, and irresponsible you might find yourself wondering what ascible means—but that's not how irascible came
The word for today is… duplicity (noun) - 1: contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action, especially : the belying of one's true intentions by deceptive words or action 2: the quality or state of being double or twofold 3 law : the technically incorrect use of two or more distinct
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