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nonplussed

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non·plus  (nn-pls)
tr.v. non·plussed also non·plused, non·plus·sing also non·plus·ing, non·plus·ses also non·plus·es
To put at a loss as to what to think, say, or do; bewilder.
n.
A state of perplexity, confusion, or bewilderment.

[From Latin nn pls, no more : nn, not; see non- + pls, more; see pel-1 in Indo-European roots.]

nonplussed or US nonplused
Adjective
perplexed [Latin non plus no further]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.nonplussed - filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye"
perplexed - full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world"

nonplussed
Translations
nonplussed [nɔnˈplʌst] adjperplejo

nonplussed [nɔnˈplʌst] adjperplexe

nonplussed [nɔnˈplʌst] adjverdutzt, verblüfft

nonplussed [nɔnˈplʌst] adjsconcertato/a

nonplussed
adj nonplussed [nonˈplast]
completely puzzled; bewildered. verbouereerd يُحَيِّر، يُذْهِل смайян rozpačitý, zmatený desorienteret verdutzt σαστισμένος, αποσβολωμένος perplejo hämmingus کاملا گیج ymmällä dérouté הָמוּם प्रवासी smeten,zbunjen paff bingung, tercengang orðlaus; klumsa, hlessa disorientato, perplesso 途方にくれた 매우 당황한, 몹시 난처한 pasimetęs, suglumintas apmulsis; neziņā kebingungan verbijsterd helt paff, perpleks skonfundowany pexplexo zăpăcit озадаченный; смущённый zmätený, v rozpakoch zmeden zbunjen svarslös, paff, ställd ประหลาดใจอย่างที่สุด şaşırmış, şaşkın 使為難的 збентежений بھونچکا، حيران bối rối 使


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"H'm," I continued, a little nonplussed, "but do you really mean there is no lady staying with you?
Stepan Arkadyevitch felt completely nonplussed by the strange talk which he was hearing for the first time.
At last, nonplussed, I tried to remember my first lessons, and to narrate our adventures in Latin, but with no better success.
 
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