nonplus (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *nonplus*:
VERB	cognition	nonplus, perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, gravel, amaze, dumbfound	be a mystery or bewildering to

English > *nonplus*: 1 sense > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	Be a mystery or bewildering to.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody
Model	The bad news will nonplus him; The good news will nonplus her
Synonyms	perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
Narrower	elude, escape	Be incomprehensible to
	riddle	Set a difficult problem or riddle
	stump, mix up	Cause to be perplexed or confounded
Broader	confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate	Be confusing / confusing or perplexing to
Spanish	asombrar, confundir, desconcertar, incomodar, irritar, molestar, sorprender
Catalan	desconcertar, incomodar, irritar, molestar

HyperDic: nonplus