nonplussed

“Nonplussed” means to be stuck, often in a puzzling or embarrassing way, unable to go further (“non” = “no” + “plus” = “further” ). It does not mean, as many people seem to think, “calm, in control.”

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• epitomy vs epitome
• tooken vs took vs taken
• acapella vs a capella vs a cappella
• basicly vs basically
• hyperdermic vs hypodermic
• though vs thought vs through
• grill vs grille
• appauled vs appalled
• gaurd vs guard
• benefactor vs beneficiary

Definitions

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• v  be a mystery or bewildering to
• s  filled with bewilderment

News & Articles

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• The best is yet to come for Nick Brinson
  I was sitting on trainer Hector Bermudez’s couch last Saturday, watching the replay of the Nick Brinson – Jorge Melendez brawl at Turning Stone Casino the night before. You must feel so validated, I said. “Not yet,” came the nonplussed answer. “That’s for when I get to the Freddie Roach level.” The steely confidence is real.
  June 13, 2013 - The Troy Record
• The best is yet to come for Nick Brinson
  I was sitting on trainer Hector Bermudez’s couch last Saturday, watching the replay of the Nick Brinson – Jorge Melendez brawl at Turning Stone Casino the night before. You must feel so validated, I said. “Not yet,” came the nonplussed answer. “That’s for when I get to the Freddie Roach level.” The steely confidence is real.
  June 13, 2013 - The Troy Record