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nonplus verb [ nɒnˈplʌs ]

• surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react.
• "Diane was nonplussed by such an odd question"
Similar: confused, bewildered, bemused, puzzled, perplexed, baffled, stumped, mystified, stupefied, muddled, befuddled, fuddled, dumbfounded, at sea, at a loss, at sixes and sevens, thrown (off balance), taken aback, disoriented, disconcerted, discomposed, troubled, discomfited, unnerved, shaken, shaken up, dazed, stunned, surprised, astonished, astounded, flummoxed, bamboozled, discombobulated, clueless, fazed, floored, foxed, bushed, wildered, mazed, distracted,

nonplus noun

• a state of being very surprised and confused.
• "reduced to a perfect nonplus, he rose from his chair"
Origin: late 16th century: from Latin non plus ‘not more’. The noun originally meant ‘a state in which no more can be said or done’.


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