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
- 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
Antonyms for flustered
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