as in to embarrass
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
I was nonplussed by his openly expressed admiration of me
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Recent Examples of nonplus
And its performer was no doubt slightly nonplussed, too; Having previously claimed the track could elevate Rita Ora's career to new heights, Warren then called out the British singer for failing to promote it.
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Jon O'Brien, Billboard, 7 Feb. 2020
Grijalva was nonplussed about the efforts against Sinema, who, like McSally, was in Washington, D.C., for Trump's Senate impeachment trial.
—Katie Surma, azcentral, 25 Jan. 2020
There is nothing wrong with this gentleman or anyone else who is nonplussed by a book that has been widely hailed by the critical establishment.
—John Warner, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2019
While Petty’s criminal past has been a concern to some fans, Minaj is nonplussed.
—Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 30 Oct. 2019
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The report reiterated concerns about seven situations, two of which have been on the list since 2007, including the bureaucracy’s chronic inability to successfully employ information technology — embarrassing for a state that is the global center for digital tools.—
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The report reiterated concerns about seven situations, two of which have been on the list since 2007, including the bureaucracy’s chronic inability to successfully employ information technology — embarrassing for a state that is the global center for digital tools.—
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The 40-year-old cooks up ways to make quarterbacks miserable in his sleep, devising schemes that are meant to lure as much as they are intended to confuse.—
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Canales-Pelaez said that local departments may be confusing administrative warrants with criminal ones, or overcomplying to avoid backlash from the state Legislature.—
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The run-in may have been awkward on-screen, but Franceschini wasn't flustered.—
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Pinnick in a series of plays can fluster his coaches for extending a play when maybe throwing the ball away might be wiser.—
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The picture exudes both grace and vulnerability, and hints at imperfection by way of a disconcerting, coral-like wrinkle that mars the foot’s heel.—
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Still, many of the shifts constitute a disconcerting brain drain.—
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“Nonplus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonplus. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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