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non·plus (nän plüs, nänplus′)

noun

a condition of perplexity in which one is unable to go, speak, or act further

Etymology: L non, not + plus, more: see plus

transitive verb nonplused -·plused′ or nonplussed -·plussed′, nonplusing -·plus′·ing or nonplussing -·plus′·sing

to put in a nonplus; bewilder
  • nonplastic
  • nonplausible

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v.

baffle, bewilder, confound; see confuse. See syn. study at confuse.