nonplussed

Questions about nonplussed

What does nonplussed mean?

nonplussed means "filled with bewilderment".

How many syllables are in nonplussed?

nonplussed has 2 syllables: non-plussed. The stress falls on "plussed". In IPA it is /nɑnˈplʌst/.

What is another word for nonplussed?

Close synonyms include at a loss, nonplused, puzzled. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nonplussed a common word?

nonplussed is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.