nonplussed
adjective
[ nɒnˈplʌst ]
• so surprised and confused that one is unsure how to react.
• "Henry looked completely nonplussed"
Similar:
confused,
bewildered,
bemused,
puzzled,
perplexed,
baffled,
stumped,
mystified,
stupefied,
muddled,
befuddled,
fuddled,
dumbfounded,
at sea,
at a loss,
at sixes and sevens,
thrown (off balance),
taken aback,
disoriented,
disconcerted,
discomposed,
troubled,
discomfited,
unnerved,
shaken,
shaken up,
dazed,
stunned,
surprised,
astonished,
astounded,
flummoxed,
bamboozled,
discombobulated,
clueless,
fazed,
floored,
foxed,
bushed,
wildered,
mazed,
distracted,
• not disconcerted; unperturbed.
nonplus
verb
• surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react.
• "Diane was nonplussed by such an odd question"
Similar:
confused,
bewildered,
bemused,
puzzled,
perplexed,
baffled,
stumped,
mystified,
stupefied,
muddled,
befuddled,
fuddled,
dumbfounded,
at sea,
at a loss,
at sixes and sevens,
thrown (off balance),
taken aback,
disoriented,
disconcerted,
discomposed,
troubled,
discomfited,
unnerved,
shaken,
shaken up,
dazed,
stunned,
surprised,
astonished,
astounded,
flummoxed,
bamboozled,
discombobulated,
clueless,
fazed,
floored,
foxed,
bushed,
wildered,
mazed,
distracted,
Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin non plus ‘not more’. The noun originally meant ‘a state in which no more can be said or done’.
