hot and bothered

Examples

• All

• You're hot and bothered?

  Marci X (2003)

• After hearing the surprise announcement, she felt hot and bothered, unable to calm her racing heart.

• It's like throwing cold water on a hot and bothered person.

• lt gets him all hot and bothered, especially show tunes.

  Stepfather 2 (1989)

• Let's move on to home decor because now your fashion and I get all hot and bothered about design.

• A lot of people get very hot and bothered by the unfortunate nickname it has accrued throughout the search for it.

  Blog text (4)

• And they'd ordered him down here in a panic, all hot and bothered about his hugs.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Nothing impresses me less than getting cheese on something when I wanted it without cheese, and the person who took my order didn't write it down. That just gets me all hot and bothered.

  Blog text (4)

• Dishonored has been getting me rather hot and bothered with its encouragement of player creativity and inventiveness, but at this point I've consumed enough gameplay footage to hold me over until the game's impending launch next month.

  Blog text (30)

• Don't get hot and bothered over minor issues; it's important to keep things in perspective.

Synonyms

U

upset

vshot and bothered

∞ 1.0

Feeling sad or worried because something bad happened

focuses more on anxiety from stress excitement or embarrassment

U

uptight

vshot and bothered

• Informal

77 5.0

Nervous and tense so you cannot relax

is about temporary anxious agitation from stress excitement or embarrassment

A

agitated

vshot and bothered

49 4.1

Feeling nervous, upset, and not calm

is the more informal idiomatic way to show those feelings

F

flustered

vshot and bothered

14 4.1

Being nervous and confused because of an unexpected problem or pressure

is felt more generally from stress excitement or embarrassment

F

feverish

vshot and bothered

9 3.8

Full of strong excitement and hurried activity

is less extreme and focuses on anxious or upset feelings

F

fevered

vshot and bothered

7 5.3

Excited and hurried because of strong feelings

is milder and emphasizes worry or embarrassment rather than frenzy

P

perturbed

vshot and bothered

1 6.4

Worried or upset because of something unexpected

is the more informal conversational way to name those feelings

R

rattled

vshot and bothered

• Informal

1 7.0

Feeling nervous and confused after a sudden, unexpected event

is instead used for anxiety from stress excitement or embarrassment

H

het up

vshot and bothered

• UK

1 9.9

Feeling very upset or angry about something

is more about anxiety or embarrassment rather than anger

L

like a cat on a hot tin roof

vshot and bothered

1 9.9

Very nervous and unable to stay still because of worry or excitement

is used for general anxious upset rather than frantic physical restlessness

F

flurried

vshot and bothered

7.4

Feeling nervous and hurried after something sudden happens

is used more for anxiety from stress excitement or embarrassment

B

bothered

vshot and bothered

1.6

Feeling upset, worried, or slightly annoyed by something

is stronger showing anxiety or agitation from stress or embarrassment

Antonyms

C

calm

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

U

untroubled

4 3.5

Calm and not worried about problems

How Agitated

distraught

86 7.2

hot and bothered

• Informal

2 7.0

bothered

1.6

uneasy

98 3.2

calm

735 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology