What is the meaning of nonplussed?

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verb

Be a mystery or bewildering to.
- usage: "This beats me"; "Got me-I don't know the answer"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
- synonyms: perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound

adjective

Filled with bewilderment.
- usage: "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye"
- synonyms: at a loss, nonplused, puzzled

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