Flustered

verb

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.verbTo make hot and rosy, as with drinking.

2.verb(by extension) To confuse; befuddle; throw into panic by making overwrought with confusion.

"He seemed to get flustered when speaking in front of too many people."

3.verbTo be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused.

4.adjectiveConfused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion.

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

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