单词 | nonplussation |
释义 | † nonplussationn. Obsolete. rare. The action of nonplussing a person; the condition of being nonplussed. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [noun] > resulting in inaction nonplus1582 full stopa1586 stand1625 nonplussation1833 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > a check or rebuff > complete check or impasse > fact or condition of being stuck or at impasse sticking1564 set1613 dead set1806 nonplussation1833 stickfast1835 deadlocking1882 jib1893 constipation1917 1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log I. i. 46 When the voiture stopped in the village, there seemed to be a nonplusation, to coin a word for the nonce, between my friend and his sisters. 1898 E. H. Aitken Tribes on my Frontier (ed. 6) 61 They stared after it with a gape of utter nonplussation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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