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nonplus (verb)

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  • nonplus — /nɒnˈplʌs / (say non plus) verb (t) (nonplussed or, US, nonplused, nonplussing or, US, nonplusing) 1. to bring to a nonplus; puzzle completely. –noun 2. a state of utter perplexity. {Latin nōn plūs not more, no further} –nonplussed …  

  • nonplus — I. noun Etymology: Latin non plus no more Date: 1582 a state of bafflement or perplexity ; quandary II. transitive verb ( plussed; also nonplused; plussing; also nonplusing) Date: 1591 to cause to be at a l …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • nonplus — 1. noun A state of perplexity or bewilderment. altering Vaudemont, to Vallemontanus, and metamorphosing them, by suting them to the Græcian or Latin tongue, we know not what to make of them, and are often at a non plus. 2. verb to perplex or… …   Wiktionary

  • nonplus — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. perplex, confound, baffle; bring up short or to a standstill, stop dead [in one s tracks], squelch, throw [for a loop]. See hindrance, obscurity, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. baffle,… …   English dictionary for students

  • nonplus — [nɒn plʌs] verb (nonplusses, nonplussing, nonplussed) 1》 surprise and confuse; flummox. 2》 [as adjective nonplussed] N. Amer. informal unperturbed. noun a state of being nonplussed. Origin C16: from L. non plus not more …   English new terms dictionary

  • mix up — verb 1. assemble without order or sense She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence • Syn: ↑jumble, ↑confuse • Derivationally related forms: ↑confusion (for: ↑confuse), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • obfuscate — verb 1) mere rationalizations to obfuscate rather than clarify the real issue Syn: obscure, confuse, make unclear, blur, muddle, complicate, muddy, cloud, befog Ant: clarify 2) her work became more and more obfuscated by mathematics and jargon …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • amaze — verb Syn: astonish, astound, surprise, stun, stagger, nonplus, shock, startle, stop someone in their tracks, leave open mouthed, dumbfound; informal bowl over, flabbergast; Brit.; informal knock for six; (amazed) thunderstruck, at a loss for… …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • astonish — verb Syn: amaze, astound, stagger, startle, stun, confound, dumbfound, nonplus, take aback, leave open mouthed; informal flabbergast, bowl over; Brit.; informal knock for six …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • confuse — verb 1) don t confuse students with too much detail Syn: bewilder, baffle, mystify, bemuse, perplex, puzzle, nonplus; informal flummox, faze 2) the authors have confused the issue Syn: complicate, muddle …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • puzzle — I. verb (puzzled; puzzling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1582 transitive verb 1. to offer or represent to (as a person) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve ; challenge mentally; also to exert (as oneself) over such …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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