flustered

flustered

English

Adjective

flustered (comparative more flustered, superlative most flustered)

1. Confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion.

   Synonym: fluttered

   The speaker became quite flustered when she dropped all her notes.

   • 2022 July 26, “Tory leadership: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss in fiercest clash yet over tax”, in BBC News‎:

     Behind the scenes, Truss's camp feel positive too—claiming that while she stayed calm Sunak was “flustered”.

Translations

In a state of panic, being overwrought with confusion

Finnish: hämillään (fi) German: verwirrt (de), nervös (de) Maori: hūkiki

Verb

flustered

1. simple past tense and past participle of fluster

See also

• fluster
• catch off guard

Anagrams

• desertful