flustered
adjective
flus·tered
ˈflə-stərd 
: in a state of agitated confusion
She became so flustered that she'd … kept repeating, "Gosh, I can't even think …" Later she confided, "I was almost in tears right after doing those numbers."—
Stephen S. Hall
Stephen S. HallThe flustered lady gave me a blank stare and said, "That's not Mr. Franklin. The guard said Mr. Franklin was on his way up."—Dick Francis
Dick Francis… the oxen … seemed more patient and less flustered than their masters …—Deborah Straw
Deborah Straw
flusteredly
adverb
"Everything's under control, I think!" she says a little flusteredly. "We had a problem with the table posies, but fingers crossed, they should be on their way … ."
—Sophie Kinsella
Sophie Kinsella
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Late coverage rotations can be hard on college quarterbacks, but Shough wasn’t flustered facing them.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
As Doocy tried to recompose himself following the bird's visit, hosts Ainsley Earhardt, Lawrence B. Jones and Brian Kilmeade jokingly laughed at their flustered reporter.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Rogen is well cast as flustered Matt Remick, a bungling new CEO for the ailing Continental Studios.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Clarkson became adorably flustered when producers put up a photo of Zeiders shirtless holding a lacrosse stick.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
As Doocy tried to recompose himself following the bird's visit, hosts Ainsley Earhardt, Lawrence B. Jones and Brian Kilmeade jokingly laughed at their flustered reporter.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Rogen is well cast as flustered Matt Remick, a bungling new CEO for the ailing Continental Studios.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Clarkson became adorably flustered when producers put up a photo of Zeiders shirtless holding a lacrosse stick.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Flustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flustered. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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