Humbled vs Nonplussed - What's the difference?
humbled | nonplussed | Related terms |
Feeling the positive effects of humility.
(humble)
Bewildered; unsure how to respond or act.
* 1724 , (Daniel Defoe), :
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* 2000 , Marcia Miller & Martin Lee, Vocabulary, Word of the Day
(proscribed, US, informal) Unfazed, unaffected, or unimpressed.
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Humbled is a related term of nonplussed.
As adjectives the difference between humbled and nonplussed
is that humbled is feeling the positive effects of humility while nonplussed is bewildered; unsure how to respond or act.As verbs the difference between humbled and nonplussed
is that humbled is (humble) while nonplussed is (nonplus).humbled
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I felt so humbled to help out during the disaster relief appeal.
Verb
(head)nonplussed
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Note, the honest Quaker was nonplussed , and greatly surprised at that question.
- For the nonce he was rather nonplussed but inasmuch as the duty plainly devolved upon him to take some measures on the subject he pondered suitable ways and means during which Stephen repeatedly yawned.
- "Dad was so nonplussed by the new VCR that he gave up and asked Mom to set it for him ".