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

The 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

… the oxen … seemed more patient and less flustered than their masters …—

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

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The offense never established the run game and never was in sync, and Jackson looked flustered throughout. —

Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 These days though, the flustered festive shopper has much more to consider. —

Paul Caputo, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 Jack McBrayer plays a flustered resort concierge who delivers the terrible news to two bridezilla-esque adults who won’t be walking down the aisle in white but are still very invested in the nuptials. —

Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024 Furious, flustered and frustrated, my client started listening to defend. —

Chris Westfall, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flustered