non·plus (n
n-pl
s
)
tr.v. non·plused also non·plussed, non·plus·ing also non·plus·sing, non·plus·es also non·plus·ses
To put at a loss as to what to think, say, or do; bewilder.
n.
A state of perplexity, confusion, or bewilderment.
[From Latin n
n pl
s, no more : nn, not; see non- + pls, more; see pel
-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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nonplussed or US nonplused
Adjective
perplexed [Latin non plus no further]
