flustered
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English
Definitions
verb
- To make hot and rosy, as with drinking.
- (by extension) To confuse; befuddle; throw into panic by making overwrought with confusion.“He seemed to get flustered when speaking in front of too many people.”
- To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused.
adjective
- Confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion.“The speaker became quite flustered when she dropped all her notes.”
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Synonyms
perturbeddiscomposedhot and botheredrattlededgyjumpyjitteryrestlesstroubledupsetconfusedshakenagitatedfranticdistraughtturbulent