nonplussed
Nonplussed (adj) means Unsure how to act or respond; bewildered, perplexed.
Etymology
From nonplus (“state of bewilderment or perplexity”, noun) or nonplus (“to bewilder or perplex (someone)”, verb) + -ed (suffix forming adjectives, and the past tense and past participle forms of verbs). Nonplus (noun) is derived from Latin nōn plūs (“no further, no more”), from nōn (“not”) + plūs (“additionally, more; further”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”)). The etymological sense is similar to being left speechless as a result of confusion: the nonplussed person can say or do “no more”. Adjective sense 2 (“unaffected”) is probably from a misinterpretation of the first element of the word as the prefix non- meaning “not”.
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What is the meaning of nonplussed?
"nonplussed" (adj) means unsure how to act or respond; bewildered, perplexed.
What are the different meanings of nonplussed?
"nonplussed" has 2 main meanings: 1. Unsure how to act or respond; bewildered, perplexed; 2. Unaffected, unfazed; unimpressed.