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flustered

[fluhs-terd] / ˈflʌs tərd /
ADJECTIVE
agitated
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ADJECTIVE
embarrassed
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




ADJECTIVE
hot and bothered
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ADJECTIVE
perturbed
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ADJECTIVE
shaken
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We looked flustered, disorganised, can't defend and can't score.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Crews started the gig when he was still starring as a flustered cop on the acclaimed sitcom “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

“Let me put on some clothes first,” she told the nurse, flustered.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

Colbert was flustered, to say the least, during the interview afterward.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

Feeling suddenly flustered, I quickly scrawled “Yes” on the note and passed it back, but after class I ran out of the room before he could say anything.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles


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