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Definition of Nonplus
1. Verb. Be a mystery or bewildering to. "The good news will nonplus her"; "This question really stuck me"
Specialized synonyms: Mix Up, Stump, Riddle, Elude, Escape
Generic synonyms: Bedevil, Befuddle, Confound, Confuse, Discombobulate, Fox, Fuddle, Throw
Derivative terms: Bafflement, Bewilderment, Mystery, Mystification, Mystification, Mystifier, Poser, Puzzle, Puzzlement, Puzzler, Stupefaction
Also: Puzzle Out, Puzzle Over
Definition of Nonplus
1. n. A state or condition which baffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficulty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary.
2. v. t. To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment.
Definition of Nonplus
1. Noun. A state of perplexity or bewilderment. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) to perplex or bewilder someone; to confound or flummox ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nonplus
1. to baffle [v -PLUSED, -PLUSING, -PLUSES or -PLUSSED, -PLUSSING, -PLUSSES] - See also: baffle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonplus
Literary usage of Nonplus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions by Robert South (1823)
"... yet to mortify a sin is something like it: but alas! it would go near to
nonplus the most artificial persuader, to bring a man to part with the covering ..."
2. One Year in Sweden: Including a Visit to the Isle of Götland by Horace Marryat (1862)
"... Candles of black poplar — Antiquarians at a nonplus — War to the knife —
Longobardi find ... nonplus ..."
3. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"Peerless, unequalled, unparal- leled nonplus» я. Puzzle, perplexity, poser, quandary.
memorandum oft make a minute of, set dowi in writing, jot down. ..."
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