fluster
Throw someone off
Fluster is a state of agitated confusion, or to put someone in that state.
A flustered person is rattled, unable to think clearly: The unexpected question flustered her.
The word suggests mild panic rather than complete breakdown—being thrown off balance but still functioning: Don't get flustered; just take your time.
Disturb composure or poise
- unnerveDisturb someone's composure
- discomposeTo disturb calm
- perturbTo disturb deeply
- rattleShaking sound maker
faze · throw · ruffle · agitate · disturb · disquiet · shake · nonplus
State of being baffled
- befuddlementState of utter confusion
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- dazeBewildered mental state
- muddleDisordered, bewildered state
perplexity · fog · stupor · scatter-brained · addled · discombobulated · muddled · rattled
Facial reddening from emotion
- red-facedShowing visible embarrassment
- flushedReddened from emotion
- mortifiedIntensely embarrassed
- self-consciousUncomfortably aware of oneself
sheepish · abashed · discomfiture · chagrin · awkwardness · tongue-tied · stammering · crestfallen
State of anxious unease
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- jittersNervous agitation
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- edginessRestless nervous tension
restlessness · trepidation · apprehension · tension · stress · disquiet · perturbation · fretfulness
disconcert
Disturb composure or poise
- unnerveDisturb someone's composure
- discomposeTo disturb calm
- perturbTo disturb deeply
rattle · faze · throw · ruffle · agitate · disturb · disquiet · shake · nonplus · wrong-foot
bewilderment
State of being baffled
- befuddlementState of utter confusion
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- dazeBewildered mental state
muddle · perplexity · fog · stupor · scatter-brained · addled · discombobulated · muddled · rattled · thrown
blush
Facial reddening from emotion
self-conscious · sheepish · abashed · discomfiture · chagrin · awkwardness · tongue-tied · stammering · crestfallen · crimson
nervousness
State of anxious unease
edginess · restlessness · trepidation · apprehension · tension · stress · disquiet · perturbation · fretfulness · panic
annoyed
Mildly vexed
exasperated · riled · nettled · miffed · agitated · worked-up · frazzled · harried
rushed
Done with excessive speed
- harriedPersistently tormented or pressured
- franticWildly anxious or desperate
- hecticIntensely busy, almost overwhelming
pressured · scrambling · frenetic · hurried · frenzied · overwhelmed · swamped · behind · racing · deadline
- agitationagitation, anxiety, worry, nervousness, unease
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- embarrassmentembarrassed, blush, humiliated, mortify, mortified
- agitateagitate, stir, rouse, disturb, rile up
- fussado, bother, commotion, fussing, hassle
- mind gamesmind game, head game, head games, mind games, intimidation
flustercomposure
Emotional self-control
calm · poise · equanimity · aplomb · self-possession