nonplus

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 bewilder someone; to confound or flummox

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  • Nonplus — Non plus, n. [L. non not + plus more, further. See {Plural}.] A state or condition which baffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficulty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary. [1913 Webster] Both of them are a perfect… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nonplus — (v.) to bring to a nonplus, to perplex, 1590s, from the noun (1580s), properly state where nothing more can be done or said, from L. non plus no more, no further (see PLUS (Cf. plus)). Related: NONPLUSSED (Cf. Nonplussed) …   Etymology dictionary

  • nonplus — [nän plüs′, nän′plus΄] n. [L non, not + plus, more: see PLUS] a condition of perplexity in which one is unable to go, speak, or act further vt. nonplused or nonplussed, nonplusing or nonplussing to put in a nonplus; bewilder SYN. PUZZLE nonplused …   English World dictionary

  • Nonplus — Non plus , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nonplused}or {Nonplussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nonplusing} or {Nonplussing}.] To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment. [1913 Webster] He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry s desiring him to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nonplus — index confound, confuse (bewilder), confusion (ambiguity), discompose, disorient, disturb, embarrass …   Law dictionary

  • nonplus — bewilder, distract, confound, dumbfound, mystify, perplex, *puzzle Analogous words: faze, rattle, *embarrass, discomfit, disconcert: *confuse, muddle: baffle, balk, *frustrate …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • nonplus — meaning ‘to perplex’, has inflected forms nonplussed, nonplussing, and in AmE also nonplused, nonplusing. In a recent development, nonplussed has come to mean ‘unperturbed’ • (‘Out of power?’ asked McCoy, trying to appear nonplussed D. Kramer… …   Modern English usage

  • nonplus — [v] confuse, perplex astonish, astound, baffle, balk, beat, bewilder, boggle, buffalo*, confound, daze, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, dismay, dumbfound, embarrass, faze, floor*, flurry, fluster, frustrate, get*, mess with one’s head*,… …   New thesaurus

  • nonplus — v. & n. v.tr. (nonplussed, nonplussing) completely perplex. n. a state of perplexity, a standstill (at a nonplus; reduce to a nonplus). Etymology: L non plus not more …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 Crag — (70°58′S 69°10′W / 70.967°S 69.167°W / 70.967; 69.167) is a prominent rock cliff, 1,250 m, in the LeMay Range, near the head of Jupiter Glacier in the E central part of Alexander Islan …   Wikipedia

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