'Nonplussed' means "perplexed," but since the mid-20th century, 'nonplussed' has increasingly been used to mean “unimpressed” or “unsurprised,” and this use, though often considered an error, has made the confident deployment of this word a fraught issue for many. | Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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'Nonplussed' means "perplexed," but since the mid-20th century, 'nonplussed' has increasingly been used to mean “unimpressed” or “unsurprised,” and this use, though often considered an error, has made the confident deployment of this word a fraught issue for many. | Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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