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Definition of nonplus in English: nonplusverbnonplussing, nonplussed, nonplusses nɒnˈplʌsnɑnˈpləs [with object]Surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react. Diane was nonplussed by such an odd question Example sentencesExamples - Or would the man be so nonplussed by her weird action that he would just pretend it hadn't happened?
- Hoggard looked tired and slightly nonplussed by events, which were both understandable reactions.
- ‘Lauding,’ as Gates calls such devastating word games, confuses Wole, who, at this point of his development, is ignorant of the nature of language performance intended to nonplus the audience.
- She seemed nonplussed by that statement, and ignored it.
- Many of those involved in the negotiations are nonplussed by the assertion that their efforts have ‘come to nothing’.
- And Jones was nonplussed by the record-breaking performance of the Australians.
- The authorities, nonplussed by this silence, released the wife and reduced the accused son's sentence to banishment.
- The boys are nonplussed by his invasion into their lives, to say the least.
- Alex walked out slowly, nonplussed by the lack of surprise at his arrival.
- Nasa was nonplussed by the suggestion yesterday.
- Similarly, a recent survey showed young Britons are nonplussed by German culture.
- All of this is good news for Carlyle's family of investors, who seem nonplussed by the questions swirling around the firm.
- No doubt middle class people will be nonplussed by my compliance with the doctor's wishes.
- Moreover, I am totally nonplussed by this statement.
- Pip is nonplussed by how much they seem to hate him.
- And coach Simon Jones was nonplussed by the record-breaking performance of the Australians.
- The chair of the committee and my colleagues were nonplussed by the protest and several went to the open but draped windows to watch the street theatre.
- The word clearly nonplussed the interviewer, who interrupted the discussion to demand a definition.
Synonyms surprise, stun, dumbfound, confound, astound, astonish, amaze, take aback, disconcert, stop someone in their tracks, throw, throw/catch off balance puzzle, perplex, baffle, mystify, confuse, bemuse, bewilder informal faze, flummox, floor, flabbergast, discombobulate, stump, bamboozle, fox
noun nɒnˈplʌsnɑnˈpləs A state of being very surprised and confused. reduced to a perfect nonplus, he rose from his chair
Origin Late 16th century: from Latin non plus 'not more'. The noun originally meant 'a state in which no more can be said or done'. Definition of nonplus in US English: nonplusverbnɑnˈpləsnänˈpləs [with object]Surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react. Diane was nonplussed by such an odd question Example sentencesExamples - Or would the man be so nonplussed by her weird action that he would just pretend it hadn't happened?
- Pip is nonplussed by how much they seem to hate him.
- All of this is good news for Carlyle's family of investors, who seem nonplussed by the questions swirling around the firm.
- Moreover, I am totally nonplussed by this statement.
- Similarly, a recent survey showed young Britons are nonplussed by German culture.
- The word clearly nonplussed the interviewer, who interrupted the discussion to demand a definition.
- She seemed nonplussed by that statement, and ignored it.
- No doubt middle class people will be nonplussed by my compliance with the doctor's wishes.
- Many of those involved in the negotiations are nonplussed by the assertion that their efforts have ‘come to nothing’.
- Hoggard looked tired and slightly nonplussed by events, which were both understandable reactions.
- And Jones was nonplussed by the record-breaking performance of the Australians.
- The chair of the committee and my colleagues were nonplussed by the protest and several went to the open but draped windows to watch the street theatre.
- Nasa was nonplussed by the suggestion yesterday.
- And coach Simon Jones was nonplussed by the record-breaking performance of the Australians.
- The boys are nonplussed by his invasion into their lives, to say the least.
- ‘Lauding,’ as Gates calls such devastating word games, confuses Wole, who, at this point of his development, is ignorant of the nature of language performance intended to nonplus the audience.
- The authorities, nonplussed by this silence, released the wife and reduced the accused son's sentence to banishment.
- Alex walked out slowly, nonplussed by the lack of surprise at his arrival.
Synonyms confused, bewildered, bemused, puzzled, perplexed, baffled, stumped, mystified, stupefied, muddled, befuddled, fuddled, dumbfounded, at sea, at a loss, at sixes and sevens, thrown, thrown off balance, taken aback, disoriented, disconcerted, discomposed, troubled, discomfited, unnerved, shaken, shaken up, dazed, stunned, surprised, astonished, astounded
nounnɑnˈpləsnänˈpləs A state of being very surprised and confused.
Origin Late 16th century: from Latin non plus ‘not more’. The noun originally meant ‘a state in which no more can be said or done’. |