See nonplussed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
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"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Nonplussed.wav",
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˌnɑnˈplʌst/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ʌst"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "non-plussed"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Joseph Chamberlain",
"Joseph Morewood Staniforth"
],
"word": "nonplussed"
}
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