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
Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 26 July 2025
Charlotte is reduced to a flustered housewife, though there have been some attempts at reintroducing her love of art and life away from Upper East Side motherhood.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
One is that the leader may have been caught by surprise and is flustered, out of their Window of Tolerance.
—Dr. Joel Rothaizer, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The panel also premiered an extended trial room sequence with John Cena as an ACME lawyer and Forte as Wile’s flustered attorney and teased an appearance from Bugs Bunny himself in the film.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 26 July 2025
Charlotte is reduced to a flustered housewife, though there have been some attempts at reintroducing her love of art and life away from Upper East Side motherhood.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
Adjective
But Brozena was not flustered, winning 16 and 18 to end the match.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
One is that the leader may have been caught by surprise and is flustered, out of their Window of Tolerance.
—Dr. Joel Rothaizer, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flustered
Verb
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The bad weather may have been a better option for the Dolphins as they were embarrassed by the Colts, with a final score of 30-8.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images The President fired the nation’s top labor statistician because the jobs numbers embarrassed him.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In a nutshell, people are easily irritated and inclined to get caught up in nasty power struggles because they’re entrenched in their own views.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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Fulton & Roark Fulton & Rourke deodorant not only comes in a huge variety of the brand’s elevated scents, but also contains aloe barbadensis leaf extract, which soothes and hydrates irritated skin.—
Kristen Philipkoski,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The office had been working with elderly, low-income and disabled people to see what most confused them about SSA processes and what would most help them if these were redesigned.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Forgive some Colorado Avalanche fans if they’re confused by the lack of noise as training camp beckons.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Danni-Elle Townsend, who’s made a solid impression in PPA internationals this year, was upset in the first round by 43-yr old qualifier and eventual Bronze medalist from Japan Rika Fujiwara, a former WTA tennis pro who toured for more than 20 years before retiring from Tennis in 2020.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Mourners, many of whom were visibly upset and wearing Walmart uniforms, placed electric candles at the memorial.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Broncos sped him up at times, but he was never rattled.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte, North Carolina light rail train has rattled the local community as crime prevention remains a key priority for millions of Americans.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Against Świątek, in two nervous moments, one of them on match point, net cords had given her safe harbor.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The district’s disparate parts would be connected largely by two-lane highways cutting through steep slopes of places such as the Modoc National Forest, where nervous drivers must beware of a lack of guardrails.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As officers tried to determine if he was connected to the disturbance, Cusick allegedly became agitated and produced a firearm, Depue said earlier.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
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The phenomenon is caused by a chemical reaction the algae produce when they are agitated or disturbed — if they are grabbed by a predator, for example, or experience a surge of movement from a wave or swimmer.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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 12 Sep. 2025.
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