nonplussed
Unsure how to act or respondUnsure how to act or respond; bewildered, perplexed.
Meaning
2 sensesUnsure how to act or respond; bewildered, perplexed.
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расте́рянныйrastérjannyj
(US, informal, nonstandard)Unaffected, unfazed; unimpressed.
- filled with bewilderment
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Origin
From nonplus (“state of bewilderment or perplexity”, noun) or nonplus (“to bewilder or perFrom nonplus (“state of bewilderment or perplexity”, noun) or nonplus (“to bewilder or perplex (someone)”, verb) + -ed (suffix forming adjectives, and the past tense and past participle forms of verbs). Nonplus (noun) is derived from Latin nōn plūs (“no further, no more”), from nōn (“not”) + plūs (“additionally, more; further”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”)). The etymological sense is similar to being left speechless as a result of confusion: the nonplussed person can say or do “no more”.
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Forms
more nonplussed, most nonplussed| Comparative | more nonplussed Lesson |
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| Superlative | most nonplussed Lesson |
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Synonyms
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