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I think list is missing a most interesting word of this type, 'nonplussed', which can mean either perturbed or not perturbed.
by billfruit 7y ago
I think list is missing a most interesting word of this type, 'nonplussed', which can mean either perturbed or not perturbed.
- ScottBurson 7y agoNever 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 7y agoNow in common usage among Americans it seems to mean "not perturbed". https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/nonplussed https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/nonplussed