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Princeton's WordNet

  1. flustered, hot and bothered(p), perturbed, rattledadjective

    thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)

Wiktionary

  1. flusteredadjective

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

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

ChatGPT

  1. flustered

    Flustered refers to a state of being agitated, nervous, or easily confused. It often refers to feeling hurried, perplexed, or disturbed, typically due to pressure, sudden frustration or embarrassment.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Flustered

    of Fluster

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. flustered

    Performing duty in an agitated and confused manner. Also, stupefied by drink.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of flustered in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of flustered in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of flustered in a Sentence

  1. Brad Bannon:

    He didn’t handle himself well on guns or on foreign policy, he seemed flustered and defensive. Americans want someone calm and collected when dealing with a crisis.

  2. Uma Thurman:

    I was standing there in my full black leather outfit – boots, pants, jacket, and I was so hot and I said, ‘This is ridiculous, what are you doing?’ And he was getting very flustered and mad and he jumped up and ran out.

  3. R. A. Salvatore, Sojourn:

    It is better, I think, to grab at the stars than to sit flustered because you know you cannot reach them... At least he who reaches will get a good stretch, a good view, and perhaps even a low-hanging apple for his efforts.

  4. Ashley Burgdorf:

    I asked them if everything is okay, anything we can do, and he seemed really shook up, he said that the boy just came out and shot himself, from what I understand. And he was trying to help him and he was really flustered, like he was really shook up about it.

  5. Amir Ghazvinian:

    He's highly analytical, so you know every idea will be evaluated logically and fairly, and he comes up with solutions that take into account all aspects of whatever problem he is facing, he's never daunted by a problem of any size. Even when problems inevitably arise, he never gets flustered. He just recognizes the situation and comes up with a plan of action to solve the problem one step at a time.

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