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flustered

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flus·ter  (flstr)
tr. & intr.v. flus·tered, flus·ter·ing, flus·ters
To make or become nervous or upset.
n.
A state of agitation, confusion, or excitement.
[From Middle English flostring, agitation, probably of Scandinavian origin; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.flustered - thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
hot and bothered, perturbed, rattled
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
discomposed - having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air"
Translations
flustered [ˈflʌstərd] adj → troublé(e)
flustered [ˈflʌstəd] adj → sconvolto/a
flustered [ˈflʌstəd] adj → sconvolto/a


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A little later, when they had all had plenty to eat and drink, and were lying on their backs while the canaries sang for them, two of the swallows came hurrying up, very flustered and excited.
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However often she told herself that she must not get irritable when teaching her nephew, almost every time that, pointer in hand, she sat down to show him the French alphabet, she so longed to pour her own knowledge quickly and easily into the child- who was already afraid that Auntie might at any moment get angry- that at his slightest inattention she trembled, became flustered and heated, raised her voice, and sometimes pulled him by the arm and put him in the corner.
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