nonplussed

Etymology


From or. is derived from, from +  (ultimately from ). The etymological sense is similar to being left speechless as a result of confusion: the nonplussed person can say or do “no more”.

(“unaffected”) is probably from a misinterpretation of the first element of the word as the  meaning “not”.

Adjective

 * 1)  Unsure how to act or respond; bewildered, perplexed.
 * 2)  Unaffected, unfazed; unimpressed.
 * 1)  Unaffected, unfazed; unimpressed.
 * 1)  Unaffected, unfazed; unimpressed.
 * 1)  Unaffected, unfazed; unimpressed.
 * 1)  Unaffected, unfazed; unimpressed.
 * 1)  Unaffected, unfazed; unimpressed.
 * 1)  Unaffected, unfazed; unimpressed.
 * 1)  Unaffected, unfazed; unimpressed.

Usage notes
Since the mid 20th century, originally in the United States, nonplussed has acquired the alternative sense of “unaffected, unfazed”. In 1999 this sense was considered a, and in 2005 it was still described as “not yet accepted as standard usage” by the Compact Oxford English Dictionary.

Translations

 * Armenian: շփոթված
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, ,
 * German:
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: збу́нет, ста́писан
 * Maori: matekiri, pākira, rōrī
 * Polish: skonsternowany
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: