flustered

English

Adjective

flustered (comparative more flustered, superlative most flustered)

1. Confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion.

   Synonym: fluttered

   The speaker became quite flustered when she dropped all her notes.

   • 2022 July 26, “Tory leadership: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss in fiercest clash yet over tax”, in BBC News‎^[1]:

     Behind the scenes, Truss's camp feel positive too—claiming that while she stayed calm Sunak was “flustered”.

   • 2023 July 8, Joe Gibson, “‘I can’t believe Miss P is naked in front of me’: the affair with a teacher that changed my life”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN:

     I ring her bell and I’m buzzed in. My Spanish teacher, Miss P – Ali – is standing in the doorway, looking flustered.

Derived terms

• flusteredly
• flusteredness

 

Translations

In a state of panic, being overwrought with confusion

• Finnish: hämillään (fi)
• German: verwirrt (de), nervös (de)
• Maori: hūkiki
• Spanish: aturullado (es), abrumado (es), nervioso (es)

Verb

flustered

1. simple past and past participle of fluster

See also

• fluster
• catch off guard

Anagrams

• desertful