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verb (used with object)
1.
to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
noun
2.
a state of utter perplexity.
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Origin:
1575–85; (noun) < Latin nōn plūs literally, not more, no further, i.e., a state in which nothing more can be done
1575–85; (noun) < Latin nōn plūs literally, 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
1580s (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 1590s.
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