Definitions
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- adjective
Confused ,befuddled , in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion. - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
fluster .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
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Examples
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Nor does he seem to think before he answers questions or spews out a response in flustered nutty incoherence and therefore sets himself up for ridicule by the press.
Think Progress » Sen. Lamar Alexander ♥ David Horowitz 2006
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The landlord indeed spoke a little thick, and the texts of Mr. Thomas Trumbull stumbled on his tongue; but Nanty was one of those topers, who, becoming early what bon vivants term flustered, remain whole nights and days at the same point of intoxication; and, in fact, as they are seldom entirely sober, can be as rarely seen absolutely drunk.
Redgauntlet 2008
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Picking up where they left off last season as the NFL's No. 1 ranked defense, the Buccaneers again flustered Eagles star quarterback Donovan McNabb, who threw for just 148 yards and was intercepted once.
USATODAY.com 2003
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The word flustered had been invented for moments like this.
Cradle and All Patterson, James, 1947- 2000
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The word flustered had been invented for moments like this.
Cradle and All Patterson, James, 1947- 2000
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The word flustered had been invented for moments like this.
Cradle and All Patterson, James, 1947- 2000
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The landlord indeed spoke a little thick, and the texts of Mr. Thomas Trumbull stumbled on his tongue; but Nanty was one of those topers, who, becoming early what bon vivants term flustered, remain whole nights and days at the same point of intoxication; and, in fact, as they are seldom entirely sober, can be as rarely seen absolutely drunk.
Redgauntlet Walter Scott 1801
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At the Burien forum, Marcee did bring up an objection about the slant of the questions, but didn't seem "flustered" to me when doing so.
Marcee Stone: Campaign Finance Activist Makes Her Case in the 34th « PubliCola 2010
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I was kind of flustered, '' said Gonzaga's Austin Daye who scored 10 points, three below his average, in 29 minutes.
USATODAY.com 2008
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I was kind of flustered, because I couldn't find the right room, and ended up showing up at about 10: 31, just as the guy came out of his office to look for me.
ana-ng Diary Entry ana-ng 2009
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