Nonplus Definition

nŏn-plŭs
nonplused, nonpluses, nonplusing, nonplussed, nonplusses, nonplussing
verb
nonplused, nonplussed, nonplussing
To put in a nonplus; bewilder.
Webster's New World
To cause to feel indifferent or bored.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
noun
A condition of perplexity in which one is unable to go, speak, or act further.
Webster's New World
A state of bewilderment or perplexity.
American Heritage

Origin of Nonplus

  • From Latin nōn plūs no more nōn not non– plūs more pelə-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin nōn plÅ«s (“no more, no further")

    From Wiktionary

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