flustered

Etymology

adj

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.
   Behind the scenes, Truss's camp feel positive too—claiming that while she stayed calm Sunak was “flustered”. 2022-07-26, “Tory leadership: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss in fiercest clash yet over tax”, in BBC News
   I ring her bell and I’m buzzed in. My Spanish teacher, Miss P – Ali – is standing in the doorway, looking flustered. 2023-07-08, Joe Gibson, “‘I can’t believe Miss P is naked in front of me’: the affair with a teacher that changed my life”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

verb

1. simple past and past participle of fluster