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adjective

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as in irritated

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verb

past tense of fluster
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
Adjective
Rikke and Karl’s mother Vibeke (Dyrholm) — from whom Karl has pointedly distanced himself for some time, and who has never even met Emilie, let alone the baby — arrives to a flurry of flustered introductions and hastily rearranged expressions. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 7 July 2026 Sydney is extra unsteady and flustered. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Verb
Colbert was flustered, to say the least, during the interview afterward. — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 This comes up every few years, and everyone gets all flustered every few years. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flustered
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flustered
  1. irritated
  2. embarrassed
  3. upset
  4. confused
  5. nervous
  6. rattled
  7. agitated
  8. aggravated
Adjective
  • Royal biographer Tina Brown went as far as to suggest that Charles is growing increasingly irritated with William.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 27 July 2026
  • Cubital tunnel syndrome occurs when the ulnar nerve, which passes through a tunnel on the inside of the elbow, becomes inflamed, swollen and irritated, Johns Hopkins explains.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
Definition of irritated
Verb
  • One month later, Europe embarrassed the United States on American soil at the Ryder Cup.
    — Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026
  • The suitors embarrassed themselves one by one, until Antinous demanded Penelope simply choose the best of them.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of embarrassed
Adjective
  • Then Greyson mentions that things at school aren’t great and the kids are mean to him, and Jenn gets even more upset.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • But even taken at face value, many appear upset at the disregard of rest.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 July 2026
Definition of upset
Verb
  • And this isn't even the first time the USC athletic department has gotten its ancient Greek literature confused.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • The Blazers say a handshake agreement with Mayor Keith Wilson, the city and the county was made in March, and are confused why there has been a shift.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of confused
Adjective
  • And investors are increasingly nervous about when and whether the mind-boggling sums being spent by Big Tech on data centers will ever generate returns.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • This can reduce uncertainty for patients who are nervous about traveling abroad.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of nervous
Verb
  • Bandito almost rolled up Kyle Fletcher for an early win, and this rattled Fletcher—who suffered his first pinfall of the year against Bandito earlier this year.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Trump has been pressing allies to spend more on defense and join the conflict in Iran while at the same time threatening to seize by force Greenland from NATO-member Denmark, a move that rattled Europeans and the alliance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of rattled
Adjective
  • In the theatre, Holzinger’s instructions were direct, never agitated or hostile, spoken into a microphone from the front row.
    — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • Sharks do not typically view humans as prey, but, as wildlife biologist Forrest Galante explained to OutKick Outdoors, a curious or agitated shark can still do plenty of damage with an exploratory bite.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of agitated
Adjective
  • State prison records show Milton has previously done years behind bars for burglary, retail theft, drug possession, armed robbery and aggravated battery, among other convictions, stretching back to the late 1990s.
    — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
  • Parsons was also previously convicted of burglary and aggravated battery.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
Definition of aggravated

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