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–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

]

—Synonyms 1. perplex, confuse, confound, disconcert.

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non·plus Audio Help   (nŏn-plŭs') Pronunciation Key
tr.v.   non·plussed also non·plused, non·plus·sing also non·plus·ing, non·plus·ses also non·plus·es
To put at a loss as to what to think, say, or do; bewilder.

n.   A state of perplexity, confusion, or bewilderment.

[From Latin nōn plūs, no more : nōn, not; see non- + plūs, more; see pelə-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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nonplussed
adjective
filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye" [syn: at a loss]

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nonplussed [nonˈplast] adjective

completely puzzled; bewildered

Arabic:	يُحَيِّر، يُذْهِل
Chinese (Simplified):	使为难的
Chinese (Traditional):	使為難的
Czech:	rozpačitý, zmatený
Danish:	desorienteret
Dutch:	verbijsterd
Estonian:	hämmingus
Finnish:	ymmällä
French:	dérouté
German:	verdutzt
Greek:	σαστισμένος, αποσβολωμένος
Hungarian:	paff
Icelandic:	orðlaus; klumsa, hlessa
Indonesian:	bingung, tercengang
Italian:	disorientato, perplesso

Japanese:	途方にくれた
Latvian:	apmulsis; neziņā
Lithuanian:	pasimetęs, suglumintas
Norwegian:	helt paff, perpleks
Polish:	skonfundowany
Portuguese (Brazil):	perplexo
Portuguese (Portugal):	pexplexo
Romanian:	zăpăcit
Russian:	озадаченный; смущённый
Slovak:	zmätený, v rozpakoch
Slovenian:	zmeden
Spanish:	perplejo
Swedish:	svarslös, paff, ställd
Turkish:	şaşırmış, şaşkın