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paulddraper on April 29, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: What's Going on with ‘Nonplussed’? (2017)

> the new meaning is the opposite of the original meaning

From a certain point of view. Or:

The original meaning is a negative reaction.

The new meaning is a neutral reaction.

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