nonplus

Meaning

Verb

To bewilder or perplex (someone); to confound, to flummox.

Noun

A state of bewilderment or perplexity.

Synonyms

confuse

baffle

perplex

mystify

dumbfound

puzzle

bewilder

bewilderment

amaze

flummox

stagger

stick

astonish

beat

confound

confusion

daze

floor

get

gravel

perplexity

pose

quandary

stun

stupefy

surprise

vex

throw

settle

shake

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bemuse

startle

bafflement

flabbergast

stump

entanglement

unhorse

stupefaction

disconcertedness

discompose

bewildement

bedaze

discomfit

Translations

σαστίζω

imbarazzo

perplejidad

perplessità

verlegenheid

perplexidade

şaşkınlık

αμηχανία

embarras

verblüffen

Verlegenheit

παραζάλη

dérouter

confundir

μπερδεύω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɒnˈplʌs/

Etymology

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.