| Main Entry: |
nonplus |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
confuse, perplex |
Synonyms: |
astonish,
astound, baffle, balk,
beat,
bewilder, boggle, buffalo, confound, daze, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance,
dismay, dumbfound,
embarrass, faze, floor*,
flurry, fluster,
frustrate,
get*, mess with one's head, muddle, mystify,
overcome,
paralyze, puzzle, rattle, rattle one's cage,
stagger,
stick, stump,
stun,
stymie*, take aback, throw into tizzy, throw*,
thwart
|
Antonyms: |
clear up, educate, enlighten, explain
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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