| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | non·plus |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  n n-pl s |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: non·plused also non·plussed, non·plus·ing, non·plus·sing, non·plus·es, non·plus·ses
To put at a loss as to what to think, say, or do; bewilder. | | NOUN: | A state of perplexity, confusion, or bewilderment. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin n n pl s, no more : nn, not; see non– + pls, more; see pel -1 in Appendix I.
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