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adjective
- 1. agitated or confused: "a flustered commuter"
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The meaning of FLUSTERED is in a state of agitated confusion. How to use flustered in a sentence.
upset and confused: She seemed a little flustered. If I look flustered it's because I'm trying to do so many things at once. Synonym. perturbed formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Anxious and worried. (all) hot and bothered idiom. aflutter.
FLUSTER definition: 1. to make someone upset and confused, especially when they are trying to do something 2. an upset…. Learn more.
Flustered definition: in a state of agitated or nervous confusion. See examples of FLUSTERED used in a sentence.
1. : to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset. The speaker was obviously flustered by the interruption. "Now don't overexcite yourself, Grandpa," Mrs. Bucket said. "And don't fluster poor Charlie. We must all try to keep very calm." Roald Dahl. 2. : to make tipsy. There is much that is, in truth, dishonest even in honest play.
When you're flustered, you're embarrassed, agitated, or just confused. If your pants fell down in the middle of class while you were giving a presentation, you'd probably be flustered: highly embarrassed, out of breath, and a little freaked out.
upset and confused: She seemed a little flustered. If I look flustered it's because I'm trying to do so many things at once. Synonym. perturbed formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Anxious and worried. (all) hot and bothered idiom. aflutter.
Definition of flustered adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. nervous excitement or confusion. Synonyms: distraction, bewilderment, upset, agitation, turmoil. fluster. / ˈflʌstə / verb. to make or become confused, nervous, or upset. noun. a state of confusion or agitation. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of fluster 1.
verb. /ˈflʌstə (r)/ /ˈflʌstər/ [often passive] Verb Forms. to make somebody nervous and/or confused, especially by giving them a lot to do or by making them hurry. fluster somebody Don’t fluster me or I’ll never be ready. be flustered (by something) He was flustered by all the attention. She was clearly flustered by Marshall’s unexpected arrival.
