1.
[syn: at a loss(p), nonplused, nonplussed, puzzled]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nonplus \Non"plus`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nonplusedor
Nonplussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Nonplusing or Nonplussing.]
To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by
embarrassment.
[1913 Webster]
He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry's desiring him to tell
what it was that he endeavored to prove. --Spectator.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
nonplused
adj 1: filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those
remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye"
[syn: at a loss(p), nonplused, nonplussed,
puzzled]