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flustered

American  
[fluhs-terd] / ˈflʌs tərd /

adjective

  1. in a state of agitated or nervous confusion.

    In the past, I have prepared to take exams feeling flustered and anxious, but now I am more confident in my abilities.

verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of fluster.

Other Word Forms

  • unflustered adjective

Etymology

Origin of flustered

fluster ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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After she says she is, in a flustered tone, he sarcastically asks: “You don’t sound sure. Want to make a phone call?”

From The Wall Street Journal

“Russell and I . . . Yes, we were . . . dating,” I stammered, flustered again at the wrong-sounding word.

From Literature

I’m all flustered, thinking of his dad, so I blurt out the first thing I can think of.

From Literature

Calvin entered the upstairs bedroom and encountered five flustered females.

From Literature

The carpool driver, Skipper's mom, got very flustered and kept telling the kids to zipper their lips, but none of them did.

From Literature

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