flustered, hot and bothered, perturbed, rattled
(adjective) thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (‘rattled’ is an informal term)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
flustered (comparative more flustered, superlative most flustered)
Confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion.
flustered
simple past tense and past participle of fluster
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Source: Wiktionary
Flus"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flustered; p. pr. & vb. n. Flustering.] Etym: [Cf. Icel. flaustra to be flustered, flaustr a fluster.]
Definition: To make hot and rosy, as with drinking; to heat; hence, to throw into agitation and confusion; to confuse; to muddle. His habit or flustering himself daily with claret. Macaulay.
Flus"ter, v. i.
Definition: To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused. The flstering, vainglorious Greeks. South.
Flus"ter, n.
Definition: Heat or glow, as from drinking; agitation mingled with confusion; disorder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
