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Verb: nonplus (nonplussed,nonplussing)  nón'plús
  1. Confuse or leave at a loss because of something complex or difficult to understand
    "These questions nonplus even the experts";
    - confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate [informal], perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, gravel, dumbfound

Derived forms: nonplussed, nonplusses, nonplussing

Type of: be

Encyclopedia: Nonplus