nonplussed
pronunciation
How to pronounce nonplussed in British English:
UK [ˌnɒnˈplʌst]
How to pronounce nonplussed in American English:
US [nɑnˈplʌst]
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- Adjective:
- filled with bewilderment
Word Origin
- nonplussed (adj.)
- c. 1600, past participle adjective from nonplus.
Example
- 1. Lucy asked sounding a little nonplussed .
- 2. Mrs swallow looked nonplussed . She opened her mouth a number of times .
- 3. A lmost half of the detectives were nonplussed if a suspect refused to answer questions .
- 4. Nazis and their ideology have always left me ...... nonplussed .
- 5. This again nonplussed the youngster , who took his defeat to his teacher .