as in irritated
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as in embarrassed
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
was flustered when her parents dragged out her baby pictures for her new boyfriend
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Recent Examples of flustered
Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
Opposing teams will try to get into his head to gain an advantage from the flustered safety.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Stidham was clearly flustered by it more and more as the game went along.
—Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
There is a father in Breaking Away, a flustered, ineffectual father who sells used cars for a living.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
Opposing teams will try to get into his head to gain an advantage from the flustered safety.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
His strong, powerful hands can help collapse the pocket and make quarterbacks flustered.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Stidham was clearly flustered by it more and more as the game went along.
—Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flustered
Adjective
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Her eyes have grown more sensitive over time, and most mascaras leave them red and irritated by the end of the day.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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The characterization irritated McPherson, the child psychiatrist who, along with another physician, was retained in 2014 by DHS to inspect family detention centers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Would the girl with the bright smile have been embarrassed by her love Stitch as a teen?—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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The team embarrassed Canada, 5-0, in the preliminary round, and swept the North American neighbor in four straight Olympic tune-ups.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Frogs made enough big shots in the final minutes to prevent another upset.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2026
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However, other kids of the same age range might be more upset by the violence and harsh realities of nature—especially the ruthless and brutal of hierarchy of nature during the dinosaur years.—
Alex Shoemaker,
Parents,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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After Survivor 50 aired its premiere episode on Wednesday, fans were confused when no official podcast from Jeff Probst appeared in their feeds.—
Staff Author,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Feb. 2026
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Newer plates have a slash through zeros, which could cause them to be confused with the number eight.—
Chilekasi Adele,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What’s the pitch to talent, and how many are genuinely nervous about getting stuff wrong?—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Mar. 2026
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This has been an area of strength recently, but these stocks will definitely pull back if the market gets nervous about whatever’s about to happen in Iran.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Already, the conflict has rattled global markets and left Iran's leadership weakened by hundreds of Israeli and American airstrikes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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The earthquake rattled at a depth of just 3 miles, with its epicenter about 1 mile southwest of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Marcee Gray, the defendant’s estranged wife who struggled with drug and alcohol addiction, testified their son was riddled with anxiety, easily agitated and had panic attacks.—
Maxime Tamsett,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Now the piano has something to play against, slinking, leaping, whipping, and swiveling like an agitated shark in a tank of impassive harmonies.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Flustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flustered. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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