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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
Alison Herman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
But this only made Kennedy more flustered.
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Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
26 Apr. 2026
But Klubnik can get flustered in the pocket at times, and that can get him in trouble.
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Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The comedy is instead more deadpan, with Rhys playing the flustered straight man against a (sometimes literal) murderer’s row of ensemble members and guest stars.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
But this only made Kennedy more flustered.
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Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
Lullaby, Book of Love’s 1988 follow-up, is the sound of a band that felt surprised and flustered by unexpected success.
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Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
26 Apr. 2026
But Klubnik can get flustered in the pocket at times, and that can get him in trouble.
—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flustered
Adjective
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On Friday, a cloud of irritated bees swarmed the linden’s trunk about 20 feet up, where wind from strong storms the night before had snapped it.
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Azaria was not the only one irritated at Swift’s Game 4 courtside presence.
Verb
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The case has generated intense international attention because of Hoiby's connection to the royal family, who have been embarrassed by it.
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But Americans don’t want to see the home team embarrassed.
Adjective
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Scotland may have lost 0-1 to Morocco in a World Cup match at Boston Stadium on Friday, but the thing the Tartan Army was most upset about?
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Katie Wilson won an upset victory to lead Seattle last fall.
Verb
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It's called cognitive empathy, not to be confused with emotional empathy.
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So The Listeners — not to be confused with 2022’s The Listener starring Tessa Thompson and you in a voice role — is just now reaching the States.
Adjective
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Oprah selected it for her book club; at her compound in Montecito, Whitehead was so nervous that her staff insisted on blow-drying the damp patches of his dress shirt before they were introduced.
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The low unemployment rate had made many economists nervous, including some on the Fed.
Verb
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The gruesome discovery left many on the block rattled.
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Since then, California has exploded in population and has been rattled by many major earthquakes, some far more deadly and similarly strong.
Adjective
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Pitman grew even more agitated.
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Players grew agitated having to wait, but James was sending a message to Irving and the rest of his teammates.
Adjective
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Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.
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“Flustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flustered. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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