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non·plus
I. \(ˈ)nän|pləs\ noun
(plural nonpluses or nonplusses)
Etymology: Latin non plus no more
: a state of bafflement or perplexity : inability to proceed or decide : quandary, dilemma
< reducing the young man to a nonplus — Leigh Hunt >
< appear to be at a nonplus — George Borrow >
II. adjective
obsolete : nonplussed, perplexed
III. \(ˈ)nän|pləs\ transitive verb
(nonplussed also nonplused ; nonplussed also nonplused ; nonplussing also nonplusing ; nonplusses also nonpluses)
: to cause to be at a loss as to what to say, think, or do : reduce to a state of total incapacity to act or decide : perplex, baffle, stump
< this turn of events nonplusses me — J.R.Perkins >
< nonplussed by the disclosure — Newsweek >
< for a moment the girl was nonplussed — A.R.Williams >
Synonyms: see puzzle |