Definition of
Nonplus
- (verb, cognition) be a mystery or bewildering to
Got me--I don't know the answer!
a vexing problem
This question really stuck me
- (verb, cognition) be a mystery or bewildering to
via WordNet, Princeton University
Synonyms of Nonplus
amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex
Alternate forms of Nonplus
Hyponyms: elude, escape, mix up, riddle, stump
Hypernyms: bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw
Origin of the word Nonplus
- 1580s (n.), properly "state where 'nothing more' can be done or said," from L. non plus "no more, no further." The verb meaning "to bring to a nonplus, to perplex" is attested from 1590s. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper