nonplused

comparative more nonplused · superlative most nonplused

1. rareRare form of nonplussed.

   So he left Brace Thurlow standing as he half carried the man inside and sat him down in his office chair. I looked back over my shoulder. Brace looked sort of nonplused.

   1946 December 21, Clarence B. Kelland, “Showroom”, in The Saturday Evening Post, volume 219, number 25

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   But Mr. Cooper's remark, though pointed, was not far removed from the nonplused reactions of his fellow network stars, who seemed to channel a level of genuine shock rare even in the chaotic Trump era.

   2018 July 16, Michael M. Grynbaum, “TV Anchors Agape After the Trump-Putin Appearance”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Apr 2023

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of nonplus