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nonplussing

Variant of nonplus

noun

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

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

transitive verb nonplused or nonplussed, nonplusing or nonplussing

to put in a nonplus; bewilder

Related Forms:

nonplused adjective or nonplussed

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