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nonplus
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
non·plussed also non·plused
\-ˈpləst\; non·plus·sing also non·plus·ing
\-ˈplə-siŋ\
Date: 1591
: to cause to be at a loss as to what to say, think, or do : perplex
(from a Sunday Times' forum letter)
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