nonplussed UK /nɒnˈplʌst/US /ˌnɑnˈplʌst/ adjective2 •Unsure how to act or respond; bewildered, perplexed.[N]ote the honest Quaker vvas nonplussed, and greatly surprized at that Question. — 1724 •(informal, nonstandard) Unaffected, unfazed; unimpressed.And while many of us might be a little taken aback if Mom showed up at our offices, Secrist is utterly nonplussed, even happy about it. — 2002 formsmore nonplussed · most nonplussed