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A state or condition which daffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary.

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  1. n. A state or condition which daffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary.
  2. v. t. To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment.
  3. v. be a mystery or bewildering to
  4. A state or condition which daffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary. Both of them are a perfect nonplus and baffle to all human understanding. South. To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment. He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry's desiring him to tell what it was that he endeavored to prove. Spectator.
  5. A state or condition which daffles reason or confoundsjudgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or decide;puzzle; quandary.Both of them are a perfect nonplus and baffle to all humanunderstanding. South.
  6. v be a mystery or bewildering to