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# flustered

adjective (flustered, more flustered); verb fluster

«flustered» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Flustered means nervous, confused and a bit embarrassed, especially because you are rushed or things are going wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flustered/#m1)
2. To fluster someone is to make them feel like this. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flustered/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and everyday life to show a character in a muddle (red faced, dropping things, late). Phrases: get flustered, look flustered, all flustered.

### Examples

- Mum got flustered when she couldn't find the car keys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flustered/#x1)
- The new teacher looked flustered when the projector broke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flustered/#x2)
- I got flustered and forgot my lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flustered/#x3)
- Don't get flustered, take a deep breath. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flustered/#x4)
- The flustered waiter dropped the tray. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flustered/#x5)
- The questions flustered him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flustered/#x6)

### Note

Flustered is milder than panicked. Not «flusted». Calm-down tips: breathe, slow down, do one thing at a time.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «flustered» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flustered/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«flustered» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/flustered.html) on Mova free.