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Definition of "nonplussed" []

  • Bewildered; unsure how to respond or act. (adjective)
  • Unfazed, unaffected, or unimpressed. (adjective)
  • Simple past tense and past participle of nonplus. (verb)

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Use "nonplussed" in a sentence
  • "Nevertheless, to be perfectly accurate, I was using the word nonplussed obtusely if not downright inccorrectly."
  • "Also, cycling fans got to witness another milestone today, when BSNYC commentator Eben Oliver Weiss typed the word "nonplussed" for the one millionth time during his daily blog."
  • "At least your expression would not have been "nonplussed" as it appears all Portlanders, Portlandonians, Portlandites?"