Definitions
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- adjective
Bewildered ;unsure how to respond or act. - adjective proscribed, US, informal
Unfazed ,unaffected , orunimpressed . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
nonplus .
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- adjective filled with bewilderment
Etymologies
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Examples
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Nevertheless, to be perfectly accurate, I was using the word nonplussed obtusely if not downright inccorrectly.
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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.
Fully Loaded: Excessive Packaging BikeSnobNYC 2010
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At least your expression would not have been "nonplussed" as it appears all Portlanders, Portlandonians, Portlandites?
BSNYC Scrapbook: What I Did on my Autumn Vacation BikeSnobNYC 2010
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I was nonplussed by the word "nonplussed", 'til I looked it up and realized you were using it in the sense of wiktionary's second definition.
Cycling Customs: Flashing the Biological Passport BikeSnobNYC 2009
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Yes, the "nonplussed" in the technically incorrect yet increasingly common sense of the word eyes of society have undoubtedly sculpted me into whatever it is I am today.
BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz! BikeSnobNYC 2009
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We already misuse "nonplussed", "penultimate" and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle - it'd be a pity to waste such a great word like "narcissism" on things so utterly pedestrian.
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We already misuse "nonplussed", "penultimate" and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle - it'd be a pity to waste such a great word like "narcissism" on things so utterly pedestrian.
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However, it doesn't take an Einstein to figure out that crappy streets are still crappy streets regardless of how much electrical assistance you have, and even someone who can't spell "nonplussed" surely realizes that getting hit by an SUV will suck just as badly on a 2.0 bike as it does on the current 1.0 iterations.
Pedal Stroke of Genius: Nonplussed 2.0 BikeSnobNYC 2009
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I think a more important discussion would be on the word "nonplussed" which sounds like it should mean "meh" but actually means "utterly perplexed."
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I'm sure that if the 'nonplussed' knew who was taking their picture, they would put on their puppy dog love eyes and show their teeth stay anonymous
BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz! BikeSnobNYC 2009
addendumb commented on the word nonplussed
Origin: 1575–85; (n.) < L n�?n plūs lit., not more, no further, i.e., a state in which nothing more can be done
November 5, 2007
iangilman commented on the word nonplussed
As seen in a Cracked's 9 Words That Don't Mean What You Think.
November 26, 2007
marco_nj commented on the word nonplussed
Definition #2 "(adj): vs. unperplexed) -- (full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment) is a bit nonplussing in its double negativity.
March 29, 2009
waynef commented on the word nonplussed
So, are we just accepting that "nonplussed" has 2 definitions which seem to contradict each other?
September 2, 2011
bilby commented on the word nonplussed
Accept it, wayne. Feel the universal spirit flowing through you.
September 2, 2011
rolig commented on the word nonplussed
There should be a usage warning with Wiktionary's 2nd definition: The use of "nonplussed" in the sense of "unfazed" may result in the speaker being mercilessly mocked by those who are better educated.
September 3, 2011
Logophile77 commented on the word nonplussed
This is a contranym.
December 16, 2017