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nonplussing

verb , present participle of nonplus

variants: also nonplusing

Synonyms and Antonyms of nonplussing

to throw into a state of self-conscious distress

I was nonplussed by his openly expressed admiration of me

Synonyms of nonplussing

abashing, confounding, confusing, discomfiting, disconcerting, discountenancing, embarrassing, fazing, flustering, mortifying, rattling

Words Related to nonplussing

agitating, bothering, chagrining, discomforting, discomposing, dismaying, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, putting off, putting out, unhinging, unsettling, upsetting

debasing, degrading, demeaning, humbling, humiliating, queering, shaming

Near Antonyms of nonplussing

calming, comforting, consoling, relieving, soothing

buoying, cheering, emboldening, encouraging, heartening

assuring, reassuring

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