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Meaning of nonplus in English:

nonplus

Pronunciation /nɒnˈplʌs/

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verbverb nonplusses, verb nonplussing, verb nonplussed

[with object]

Surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react.
‘Diane was nonplussed by such an odd question’
- ‘No doubt middle class people will be nonplussed by my compliance with the doctor's wishes.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘Or would the man be so nonplussed by her weird action that he would just pretend it hadn't happened?’
- ‘The word clearly nonplussed the interviewer, who interrupted the discussion to demand a definition.’
- ‘And Jones was nonplussed by the record-breaking performance of the Australians.’
- ‘All of this is good news for Carlyle's family of investors, who seem nonplussed by the questions swirling around the firm.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘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’.’
- ‘Nasa was nonplussed by the suggestion yesterday.’
- ‘Moreover, I am totally nonplussed by this statement.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘Pip is nonplussed by how much they seem to hate him.’
- ‘The authorities, nonplussed by this silence, released the wife and reduced the accused son's sentence to banishment.’
- ‘Similarly, a recent survey showed young Britons are nonplussed by German culture.’
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