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nonplus
- /nɒnˈplʌs/ UK
- /ˌnɑnˈplʌs/ US
Rhymes with -ʌs
Where it comes from
The noun is derived from Latin nōn plūs (“no further, no more”), from nōn (“not”) + plūs (“additionally, more; further”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”)).
The verb is derived from the noun.
noun nonpluses · nonplusses · non-plus
- A state of bewilderment or perplexity. [A]ltering Vaudemont, to Vallemontanus, and metamorphoſing them, by ſuting them to the Græcian or Latin tongue, we know not what to make of them, and are often at a non-plus.
verb nonplusses · nonpluses · nonplussing · nonplusing · nonplussed
- To bewilder or perplex (someone); to confound, to flummox. You couldn’t have told it from my manner, but I was feeling more than a bit nonplussed. The spectacle before me was enough to nonplus anyone.
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verb to bewilder or perplex (someone)
| Español | confundir, desconcertar, perplejar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 使困惑 |
| Português | pasmar |
| Deutsch | verwirren, verdutzen, verblüffen |
| Ελληνικά | μπερδεύω berdévo, σαστίζω sastízo |
| Русский | озадачивать ozadačivatʹ, запутывать zaputyvatʹ |
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