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Modern Usage Nonplussed None Plust Adjective Bothered Commotion Undisturbed

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(none-plust), adjective

In modern usage, not being bothered by commotion; undisturbed by what is happening around you; in traditional usage, the opposite of the modern definition.

The construction on the bridge left him NONPLUSSED, because he enjoyed listening to books on tape in his car.

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