MEANING
To leave someone so puzzled that they do not know what to say or do.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- nonplus an audience
- be completely nonplussed
On the page
The calm admission nonplussed everyone who had prepared for an angry denial.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- nonplus
- Past tense
- nonplused or nonplussed
- Past participle
- nonplused or nonplussed
- Present participle
- nonplusing or nonplussing
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- nonplus
- Present continuous
- am/is/are nonplusing or nonplussing
- Present perfect
- have/has nonplused or nonplussed
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been nonplusing or nonplussing
- Past
- nonplused or nonplussed
- Past continuous
- was/were nonplusing or nonplussing
- Past perfect
- had nonplused or nonplussed
- Past perfect continuous
- had been nonplusing or nonplussing
- Future
- will nonplus
- Future continuous
- will be nonplusing or nonplussing
- Future perfect
- will have nonplused or nonplussed
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been nonplusing or nonplussing
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: nonplus; nonpluses or nonplusses; nonplused or nonplussed; nonplused or nonplussed; nonplusing or nonplussing. Writing functions: reaction, dialogue, character. Commonness: uncommon. Standard single- and double-s inflections belong to one entry.
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