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NONPLUS
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Irregular inflected forms: nonplussed , nonplusses , nonplussing
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they nonplus ... he / she / it nonpluses
Past simple: nonplussed
Past participle: nonplussed
-ing form: nonplussing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be a mystery or bewildering to
Example:
This question really stuck me
Synonyms:
amaze; baffle; beat; bewilder; dumbfound; flummox; get; gravel; mystify; nonplus; perplex; pose; puzzle; stick; stupefy; vex
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "nonplus" is one way to...):
bedevil; befuddle; confound; confuse; discombobulate; fox; fuddle; throw (be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "nonplus"):
mix up; stump (cause to be perplexed or confounded)
riddle (set a difficult problem or riddle)
elude; escape (be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
The bad news will nonplus him
The good news will nonplus her
