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nonplussed

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non·plus  (nn-pls)
tr.v. non·plused also non·plussed, non·plus·ing also non·plus·sing, non·plus·es also non·plus·ses
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
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nonplussed [nɔnˈplʌst] adjperplejo
nonplussed [nɔnˈplʌst] adjperplexe
nonplussed [nɔnˈplʌst] adjverdutzt, verblüfft
nonplussed [nɔnˈplʌst] adjsconcertato/a

nonplussed
adj nonplussed [nonˈplast]
completely puzzled; bewildered. verbouereerdيُحَيِّر، يُذْهِلсмайянrozpačitý, zmatenýdesorienteretverdutztσαστισμένος, αποσβολωμένοςperplejohämmingusکاملا گیجymmällädéroutéהָמוּםप्रवासीsmeten,zbunjenpaffbingung, tercengangorðlaus; klumsa, hlessadisorientato, perplesso途方にくれた매우 당황한, 몹시 난처한pasimetęs, suglumintasapmulsis; neziņākebingunganverbijsterdhelt paff, perpleksskonfundowanypexplexozăpăcitозадаченный; смущённыйzmätený, v rozpakochzmedenzbunjensvarslös, paff, ställdประหลาดใจอย่างที่สุดşaşırmış, şaşkın使為難的збентеженийبھونچکا، حيرانbối 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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