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    [Adjective]  | "non*plussed" | \ ˌnän-ˈpləst \


    1: unsure about what to say, think, or do : perplexed

    2: not bothered, surprised, or impressed by something


    Origin: 1606 ;

    [Verb]  | "nonplus" 


    1: to cause to be at a loss as to what to say, think, or do : perplex


    Origin: 1591 ;

     See: {nonplus:1 };

    [Adjective]  | "nonplussed" 


    1: faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do;


      * e.g., " ... the self-possessed actress seemed uncharacteristically nonplussed after the director's harsh appraisal of her performance "



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    [Verb]  | "nonplussed" 


    1: to throw into a state of self-conscious distress;


      * e.g., " ... I was nonplussed by his openly expressed admiration of me "



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    [Verb]  | "nonplus" 


    1: to throw into a state of self-conscious distress;


      * e.g., " ... I was nonplussed by his openly expressed admiration of me "



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     [ "nonplussed" ]

    1: Often misused as meaning unfazed, but actually means bewildered.

      * e.g.,  ... English majors are nonplussed about how "nonplussed" has, over time, become so misused. 

     [ "nonplussed" ]

    1: (Verb) Unable to act, speak, or think; bewilderd

      * e.g.,  ... After reading many letters and statements, Gean was nonplussed by it all and had to take a breath. 

     [ "nonplussed" ]

    1: confused, bewildered

      * e.g.,  ... The news of a new reorganization got him nonplussed. 

     [ "nonplussed" ]

    1: When someone is lickin' on a D

      * e.g.,  ... I'm completely nonplussed. 

     [ "nonplussed" ]

    1: When your bank card won't work at another bank's ATM because your bank is on the Plus System debit network, but the ATM is not.

      * e.g.,  ... Many "foreign ATMs" are on the Interlink or Star networks -- they are nonplussed. 

     [ "Nonplussed" ]

    1: Bemused. This is the adjective derived from the verb nonplus. Oxford Dictionary:

      * e.g.,  ... The battle was so bemusing and preliminary that they were nonplussed. 


     [ "Nonplussed" ]

    2: nonplussed: (of a person) surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react. Part of speech: adj.

     [ "Nonplussed" ]

    1: Someone that doesn't have a Google+ Account, or perhaps any other social network account. A person who may have no knowledge of social networks.

      * e.g.,  ... You missed the party? I had no idea you were Nonplussed. 

     [ "Nonplussed" ]

    1: When you take the one number away from the other number. ( No you didn't pluss em you did the other thing)

      * e.g.,  ... John nonplussed 11 from 13 to get  

     [ "Croix-Nonplussed" ]

    1: An intermediate level of hate for a process/ transportation system/ restaurant due to not meeting all expectations which Croix has applied through some bazaar secret randomized internal metrics system. ambivalent / annoyed / Croix-Nonplussed / irritated / Croix-Rage / Croix-Hate (to be defined at a later date) If the process/transportation system/restaurant does not meet any of his expectations, see Croix-Rage

      * e.g.,  ... The current state of the "high speed" light rail system in central Florida is causing my Croix-Nonplussed to flare-up. 

     [ "Nonplussed" ]

    1: adjective. completely puzzled or perplexed by something unexpected: She blows a hole in the wall and escapes, and the nonplussed aliens are left wondering what happened.

      * e.g.,  ... He is completely nonplussed by the question. She expected him to ask for a scotch and was rather nonplussed when he asked for a martini and lemonade. I was utterly nonplussed. 


     [ "Nonplussed" ]

    2: In correct usage, nonplussed means “puzzled or perplexed”: Her odd choice of words left me somewhat nonplussed. However, there is a more recent, generally unfamiliar usage, meaning “not dismayed; indifferent or unexcited”: He imitated the nonplussed expression of the character Spock on Star Trek.

      * e.g.,  ... "I was starting to realize how nonplussed the sight of Rob had made her." 

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