Nonplusment

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being nonplussed; nonplussedness. rare, uncountable

    "Perhaps unsurprisingly — apologies to the good people of 1956 Miami — the reception amid the swizzle sticks and shuffleboards was general nonplusment."

Example

More examples

"Perhaps unsurprisingly — apologies to the good people of 1956 Miami — the reception amid the swizzle sticks and shuffleboards was general nonplusment."

Etymology

From nonplus + -ment.

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