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Nonplussed

non-PLUST

/ˌnɒnˈplʌst/

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nonplussed

Dictionary meaning

In British English: bewildered and unsure what to do. In American English: often used to mean unfazed (the opposite).

British: bewildered; American informal: unfazed.

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