Nonplus
[nɒn'plʌs]
Definition
(n.) A state or condition which daffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary.
(v. t.) To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Puzzle, perplexity, poser, quandary.
v. a. Puzzle, confound, confuse, disconcert, perplex, pose, put to a stand.
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Definition
n. a state in which no more can be done or said: great difficulty.—v.t. to perplex completely to puzzle:—pr.p. non′plussing; pa.t. and pa.p. non′plussed.
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Examples
- Never before had I seen such a thing upon Mars, and for the moment I was nonplussed. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- That's a pity, now, Josh, said Raffles, affecting to scratch his head and wrinkle his brows upward as if he were nonplussed. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Birkin approached, smiling wickedly at seeing Ursula so nonplussed and frightened. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I could not discern what she meant, and I would not ask her: I was nonplussed. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- This answer nonplussed Helena, and for once she was fain to hold her peace. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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