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Definition of Nonplussed
1. Adjective. Filled with bewilderment. "Puzzled that she left without saying goodbye"
Definition of Nonplussed
1. Adjective. Bewildered; unsure how to respond. ¹
2. Adjective. (proscribed US informal) Unfazed, unaffected, or unimpressed. ¹
3. Verb. (past of nonplus) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nonplussed
1. nonplus [v] - See also: nonplus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonplussed
Literary usage of Nonplussed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Spectator: With Sketches of the Lives of the Authors, an Index, and by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1853)
"I have known Tom eloquent naif an hour together, and triumphing, as he thought,
in the superiority of his argument, when he has been nonplussed on a sudden ..."
2. A Legacy of Historical Gleanings by Catharina Van Rensselaer Bonney (1875)
"Papa dined with Gen. Harrison and Suite, on Monday, at Mr. Webster's. The following
was the note received : nonplussed that the Hon. ..."
3. Chronicles of a Kentucky Settlement by William Courtney Watts (1897)
"Henry Rudolph Visits Laura Howard—Ada Enters—Rudolph nonplussed — He Becomes
Uneasy, and Determines to "Arrange Matters"—Adair's Unexpected Arrival, ..."
4. A Private Chapter of the War by George W. Bailey (1880)
"Driven back from Atlanta — repulsed — failure ? Whites jubilant; negroes sorrowful;
writer nonplussed. "Don't believe it." True or false, time is precious. ..."
5. The Sunday at Home: A Family Magazine for Sabbath Reading by Religious Tract Society (Great Britain) (1880)
"... nonplussed ГОК ONCE. ANNA'S penitence was strong enough to carry her through
two days without a fit of naughtiness. ..."
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