A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.
verb
To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.
kerflummox
kerflummox
verb
(transitive, informal) To flummox; to perplex or baffle.
semireflex
semireflex
adj
Of an action: performed involuntarily, but not entirely independent of the will.