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nonplussed

2 syllables
adjective
Quick answer

As an adjective, nonplussed means unsure how to act or respond.

Meanings of nonplussed

3 meanings

adjective

  1. Unsure how to act or respond; bewildered, perplexed.

  2. chiefly usinformalnonstandardUnaffected, unfazed; unimpressed.

  3. Filled with bewilderment

    “at a loss to understand those remarks”

    “puzzled that she left without saying goodbye”

    Similar: at a loss, nonplused, puzzled

verb

Simple past tense and past participle of nonplus

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: filled with bewilderment
at a lossnonplusedpuzzled

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