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		ScottBurson on Oct 3, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Auto-Antonyms Never heard it used to mean "not perturbed"; I think it's just a misconstrual. The origin of the word is the French "non plus" meaning "no more": one can't think of anything else to say; one is speechless.

billfruit on Oct 4, 2019 [–]

Now in common usage among Americans it seems to mean "not perturbed".

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/nonplussed

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