Meaning of nonplusation | Babel Free

Definitions

The quality of being nonplussed.

uncommon, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

“When William Rufus returned by moonlight to claim his prize, with Cervantist nonplusation he beheld Edith Matilda — dressed like a novice, kneeling before her altar, counting her beads, with candles burning.”

“They reside in a state of nonplusation more aware than reason, more trying than insanity.”

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