Definition of nonplus

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non·plus    (nn-pls) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
non·plused , also non·plussed non·plus·ing , non·plus·sing non·plus·es , non·plus·ses

To put at a loss as to what to think, say, or do; bewilder.

NOUN:

A state of perplexity, confusion, or bewilderment.

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ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin nn pls, no more : nn, not ; see non- + pls, more; see pel- ¹ in Indo-European roots

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