Definition of flustered
: in a state of agitated confusion
She became so flustered that she'd … kept repeating, "Gosh, I can't even think …" Later she confided, "I was almost in tears right after doing those numbers."— Stephen S. Hall The flustered lady gave me a blank stare and said, "That's not Mr. Franklin. The guard said Mr. Franklin was on his way up."— Dick Francis … the oxen … seemed more patient and less flustered than their masters …— Deborah Straw
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The first known use of flustered was in 1743
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