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Non"plus (?), n. [L. non not + plus more, further. See Plural.] A state or condition which baffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficulty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary.
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Both of them are a perfect nonplus and baffle to all human understanding. South.
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Non"plus` (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nonplused (?) or Nonplussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Nonplusing or Nonplussing.] To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment.
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He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry's desiring him to tell what it was that he endeavored to prove. Spectator.
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