Nonplussed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /nɒnˈplʌst/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Nonplussed is an adjective meaning Unsure how to act or respond; bewildered, perplexed.
Meaning
Unsure how to act or respond; bewildered, perplexed.
More Meanings
- simple past and past participle of nonplus
- (chiefly US, informal, nonstandard) Unaffected, unfazed; unimpressed.
Example Sentences
I could not discern what she meant, and I would not ask her: I was nonplussed.
[N]ote the honeſt Quaker vvas nonpluſſed, and greatly ſurprized at that Queſtion.
And while many of us might be a little taken aback if Mom showed up at our offices, Secrist is utterly nonplussed, even happy about it.
You couldn’t have told it from my manner, but I was feeling more than a bit nonplussed. The spectacle before me was enough to nonplus anyone.
Word Forms
- non-plussed
Synonyms for nonplussed
Depending on context, synonyms include confounded, vexed, addle-pated, addled, addlepated, baffled.
Antonyms for nonplussed
Common opposites include plussed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include puzzled, perplexed, non-plussed, plussed, unperplexed, unpuzzled.
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