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What (who) is nonplussed - definition
nonplussed
adjective N. Amer. informal unperturbed.
Nonplussed
·- of Nonplus.
nonplussed
If you are nonplussed, you feel confused and unsure how to react.
She expected him to ask for a scotch and was rather nonplussed when he asked her to mix him a martini and lemonade.
= at a loss
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
Examples of use of nonplussed
1. My parents seem nonplussed that we have a baby but are not married.
2. Lior Kalfa, who heads the Neveh Dekalim Council, said he too was nonplussed by the offer.
3. Everyone is going into Haarlem or Amsterdam.‘ Expecting all–night mayhem, we‘re nonplussed.
4. She‘s obviously nonplussed at this unwanted attention brought to our family.
5. As in every festival, there was a dud that left critics and audiences nonplussed.