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Nonplus
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A state or condition which daffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary. Both of them are a perfect nonplus and baffle to all human understanding. South.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment. He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry's desiring him to tell what it was that he endeavored to prove. Spectator.