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flustered

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  1. Confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion. The speaker became quite flustered when she dropped all her notes.

    Similar: discombobulated, flummoxed, fluttered, addle-pated, addled, addlepated, at a loss, at a loss for words, at sea, at sixes and sevens, baffled, befuddled

  2. Emotionally overwhelmed or visibly embarrassed, especially in a sexual or romantic context.

    Similar: emotional, overwrought, red-faced

  3. broadly Mildly turned on, mildly horny.

    Similar: emotional, overwrought, red-faced, ablaze, amorous, aroused, buckish, concupiscent, corny, desirous, drippy, DTF

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of fluster

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adj In a state of panic, being overwrought with confusion

Españolaturullado, abrumado, nervioso, aturdido
Deutschverwirrt, nervös

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  title = {flustered},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flustered},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}