About The Word Nonplus
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Nonplus
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What's The Definition Of Nonplus?
[v] be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Nonplus: amaze | baffle | beat | bewilder | dumbfound | flummox | get | gravel | mystify | perplex | pose | puzzle | stupefy | vex Related Terms | Find terms related to Nonplus: abecedarian | addle | amaze | answer | answer conclusively | argue down | astonish | astound | baffle | bafflement | balk | bamboozle | beat | bewilderment | blast | boggle | bother | brave | bring up short | buffalo | challenge | check | checkmate | circumvent | confound | confoundment | confront | confuse | confusion | confute | contradict | contravene | controvert | counter | counteract | countermand | counterwork | cross | crush | crux | dabbler | dash | daze | defeat | defy | demolish | deny | destroy | dilemma | dilettante | discomfit | discomposure | disconcert | disconcertedness | disconcertion | disconcertment | discountenance | dish | dismay | dismiss | dispose of | disrupt | disturbance | dumbfound | elude | embarrassment | enigma | faze | finish | fix | floor | flummox | flurry | fluster | foil | frustrate | fuddle | get | Gordian knot | jam | keep in suspense | knock the chocks | knot | knotty point | lick | maze | muddle | mystery | mystify | node | nodus | nonprofessional | overcome | overthrow | overturn | overwhelm | oxymoron | paradox | paralyze | parry | perplex | perplexity | perturbation | pickle | plight | pons asinorum | poser | pother | predicament | problem | put to silence | puzzle | puzzlement | quandary | rattle | rebut | reduce to silence | refute | riddle | ruin | sabotage | scotch | scrape | settle | shock | shut up | silence | smash all opposition | smatterer | spike | spoil | squash | squelch | stew | stick | stonewall | stop | stump | stun | stymie | subvert | take aback | teaser | throw | thwart | tyro | unassuredness | undermine | upset | vexed question See Also | bedevil | befuddle | confound | confuse | discombobulate | elude | escape | figure out | fox | fuddle | lick | mix up | puzzle out | puzzle over | riddle | solve | stagger | stump | throw | work | work out Nonplus In Webster's Dictionary \Non"plus\, n. [L. non not + plus more, further. See
{Plural}.]
A state or condition which daffles reason or confounds
judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or
decide; puzzle; quandary.
Both of them are a perfect nonplus and baffle to all
human understanding. --South.
\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. He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry's desiring him to tell what it was that he endeavored to prove. --Spectator. |
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