nonplus v : be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, gravel, amaze, dumbfound] [also: nonplussing, nonplusses, nonplussed]

English

Verb

1. to perplex or bewilder someone; to confound or flummox

Noun

1. a state of perplexity or bewilderment

Derived terms

• nonplussed

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