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nonplus

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non·plus  (nn-pls)
tr.v. non·plussed also non·plused, non·plus·sing also non·plus·ing, non·plus·ses also non·plus·es
To put at a loss as to what to think, say, or do; bewilder.
n.
A state of perplexity, confusion, or bewilderment.

[From Latin nn pls, no more : nn, not; see non- + pls, more; see pel-1 in Indo-European roots.]

nonplus [nɒnˈplʌs]
vb -plusses, -plussing, -plussed US, -pluses -plusing, -plused
(tr) to put at a loss; confound he was nonplussed by the sudden announcement
n pl -pluses
a state of utter perplexity prohibiting action or speech
[from Latin nōn plūs no further (that is, nothing further can be said or done)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.nonplusnonplus - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
stump, mix up - cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her"
befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"
elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
Translations
nonplus [ˈnɒnˈplʌs] (nonplussed (pt, pp)) VTdejar perplejo, desconcertar
he was completely nonplussedestaba totalmente perplejo or desconcertado
nonplus
vtverblüffen; completely nonplussedvöllig verdutzt or verblüfft
nonplus [ˈnɒnˈplʌs] (nonplussed (pt, pp)) vtsconcertare
nonplus [ˈnɒnˈplʌs] (nonplussed (pt, pp)) vtsconcertare


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She had grown a good deal in the last six months, and an amount of thinking had gone on in that young head which would have astonished him greatly could he have known it all, for Rose was one of the children who observe and meditate much, and now and then nonplus their friends by a wise or curious remark.
 
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