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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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| non·plus (nŏn-plŭs') 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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