nonplus

See also: non plus and non-plus

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin nōn plūs (“no more, no further”)

Noun

nonplus (plural nonpluses)

1. A state of perplexity or bewilderment.
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     Both of them are a perfect nonplus and baffle to all human understanding.

Verb

nonplus (third-person singular simple present nonplusses or nonpluses, present participle nonplussing or nonplusing, simple past and past participle nonplussed or nonplused)

1. (transitive) to perplex or bewilder someone; to confound or flummox

Derived terms

• nonplussed

Translations

To perplex

• Czech: zaskočit (cs)
• Finnish: hämmentää (fi), saattaa ymmälle, askarruttaa
• German: verwirren (de), verdutzen (de), verblüffen (de)
• Greek: μπερδεύω (el) (berdévo), σαστίζω (el) (sastízo)
• Mandarin: 使困惑
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• Maori: whakahēhē
• Portuguese: pasmar (pt)
• Russian: озадачивать (ru) (ozadačivatʹ), запутывать (ru) (zaputyvatʹ)
• Spanish: confundir (es), desconcertar (es), perplejar