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Synonyms for flustered


Grammar : Verb
Spell : fluhs-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈflʌs tər

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Définition of flustered

Origin :
  • early 15c. (implied in flostyrynge), from a Scandinavian source (cf. Icelandic flaustr "bustle," flaustra "to bustle"). Originally "to excite," especially with drink; sense of "to flurry, confuse" is from 1724. Related: Flustered; flustering. As a noun, 1710, from the verb.
  • verb upset, perturb
Example sentences :
  • Now, when I'm arrested for speeding, I'm not in the least flustered—oh, not a little bit!
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • "It's all right, Fannie," Aggie said hastily to the flustered maid.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • His waistcoat was red, and he wore knee-breeches, but his aspect was flustered.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • He was too flustered to do more than return the pressure of the small, firm hand.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • I was so flustered and—and tickled to see her that I forgot everything, manners and all.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • It flustered him a little, and in his haste to counter it he blundered.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
  • In this kind of flustered hush, the door was opened and dinner was announced.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • I asked him why he wanted it, but he looked so flustered that I let him off.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Thunder Mountain » by Edfrid A. Bingham
  • Once there he wiped his flustered brow and cursed a little, and then telephoned her.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • He was flustered, out of breath, when she helped him in and followed herself.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

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