nonplus

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

NON'PLUS, noun [Latin not, and plus, more, further.] Puzzle; insuperable difficulty; a state in which one is unable to proceed or decide. NON'PLUS, verb transitive To puzzle; to confound; to put to a stand; to stop by embarrassment. Your situation has nonplussed me.
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