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flustered

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




ADJECTIVE
hot and bothered
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ADJECTIVE
perturbed
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ADJECTIVE
shaken
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It was an odd reply, perhaps because he was flustered.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

If this were still the primary, Raman would have flustered her way to a non-answer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Instead, he seemed a good, flustered company man anxiously determined to be normal—like Dick Van Dyke, perhaps, or Bob Newhart—while remaining very funny indeed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

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

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

It’s not easy for a pretty lady with her chin in the air to look flustered, but Miss Love did.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns


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