Nonplussing

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nonplus \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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nonplus
       v : be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I
           don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This
           question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick},
            {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder},
            {flummox}, {stupefy}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}]
       [also: {nonplussing}, {nonplusses}, {nonplussed}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nonplussing
       See {nonplus}