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non⋅plus
[non-pluhs, non-pluhs]
verb, -plussed or -plused, -plus⋅sing or -plus⋅ing, noun –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely. |
–noun
| 2. | a state of utter perplexity. |
Origin:
1575–85; (n.) < L nōn plūs lit., not more, no further, i.e., a state in which nothing more can be done
1575–85; (n.) < L nōn plūs lit., not more, no further, i.e., a state in which nothing more can be done

Synonyms:
1. perplex, confuse, confound, disconcert.
1. perplex, confuse, confound, disconcert.
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Nonplus
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.Nonplus
Non"plus`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nonplusedor 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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nonplus
1582 (n.), properly "state where 'nothing more' can be done or said," from L. non plus "no more, no further." The verb meaning "to bring to a nonplus, to perplex" is attested from 1591.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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