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单词 nonplussation
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nonplussationn.

Forms: 1800s nonplusation, 1800s nonplussation.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nonplus v., -ation suffix.
Etymology: < nonplus v. + -ation suffix. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (nplɒsēi·ʃən) /nɒnplʌˈseɪʃən/.
Obsolete. rare.
The action of nonplussing a person; the condition of being nonplussed.
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [noun] > resulting in inaction
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full stopa1586
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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
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set1613
dead set1806
nonplussation1833
stickfast1835
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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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