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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.
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.
To be flustered is to lose your cool. 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.
FLUSTER definition: 1. to make someone upset and confused, especially when they are trying to do something 2. an upset…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of 'flustered' Word Frequency. flustered in British English. (ˈflʌstəd ) adjective. in a state of confusion or agitation. Marianne noted his flustered appearance. He gets all flustered and doesn't know what to say. She was so flustered that she forgot her reply. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
To make agitated, excited, or confused: Shouts from the protesters flustered the speaker. I was flustered by my teacher's comments and began to stumble over my words.
