flustered

«flustered» in Mova's school dictionary: nervous, confused and a bit embarrassed, especially… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (flustered, more flustered); verb fluster

meaning for a pupil

1) Flustered means nervous, confused and a bit embarrassed, especially because you are rushed or things are going wrong. tree →

2) To fluster someone is to make them feel like this. tree →

sense 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 →
• The new teacher looked flustered when the projector broke. tree →
• I got flustered and forgot my lines. tree →
• Don't get flustered, take a deep breath. tree →
• The flustered waiter dropped the tray. tree →
• The questions flustered him. tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• A busy or flustered teacher who says "sit down" isn't your enemy: pick a better moment.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «flustered» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.