flustered
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˈflʌstərd/
- Jakob is a little flustered by this encounter, acutely aware that his class is watching.
- looked flustered
- get flustered
- so flustered
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Watch on YouTubeSome people just get so flustered by every little thing.
- Some people just get so flustered by every little thing.
- And when the enabler starts getting flustered, you can say, I hope you're OK.
- Well, you know, you, you just can't get all flustered in the room.
- Like it's time to get a bit nervous, you know, So it's like, you know, where you get flustered, you start panicking.
- Anyways, so I guess he just touched the microphone and I got me all flustered.
- He comes back all flustered, like, and he goes, I don't know what that was like.
- I was kind of, kind of got me, what's the right word, flustered.
- The monkey mind is constantly just like feeling flustered, dissatisfied, there's scarce and overthinking everything.
- The monkey mind is constantly just like feeling flustered, dissatisfied or scarce and overthinking everything.
Examples
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You seemed really flustered and then you just ran off without any explanation.
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With the deadline approaching, she felt increasingly flustered trying to meet all her obligations.
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Some people just get so flustered by every little thing.
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So the professional doctor is getting more and more flustered as this conversation goes on.
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And then you got all flustered and you told the guy we had to get home to our parents.
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Whereas I, on the other hand, found myself extremely flustered by being in front of the camera.
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Lee was so flustered she did not notice that Jazz had come in.
Fiction book (1996) -
I'm a little flustered right now.
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Needless to say, the flustered graduate student did not push the matter further.
Academic text (2011) -
Now I knew why Mom had been so flustered when she'd run into Mr. Waner.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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1.3
Feeling worried and easily frightened
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1.3
Not able to think clearly or understand what is happening
95
2.7
Feeling upset and confused after a sudden bad event
94
3.9
Very worried and acting quickly in a wild, uncontrolled way
84
4.1
Feeling nervous, upset, and not calm
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7.0
Feeling nervous and confused after a sudden, unexpected event
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4.9
Confused and unsure because different ideas or instructions do not agree
13
6.7
Unable to understand what is happening
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6.4
Worried or upset because of something unexpected
7
6.8
Feeling very confused and not able to understand something unexpected
6
9.9
Confused and unable to think clearly after something unexpected
5
4.4
Feeling very upset or excited and restless
4
6.5
Not showing surprise or worry when something unexpected happens
1
7.0
Feeling nervous and upset because of stress or embarrassment
1
8.4
Feeling very surprised and worried by something unexpected
1
7.4
Feeling nervous and hurried after something sudden happens
Antonyms
How Flustered
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Flustered is easy to remember if you think of flutter; a helpful image is your thoughts 'fluttering' like small wings, which makes you feel nervous, confused, or rushed.