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What is another word for flustering?

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Adjective

Causing or feeling uneasy embarrassment or inconvenience

Full of life, spirit, energy, or movement

Startling, surprising or shocking in an unexpected way

To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction

Present participle for to disturb the composure of

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Adjective

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Causing or feeling uneasy embarrassment or inconvenience

dishonoring^US

unfavorable^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

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“The unexpected question from the teacher was quite flustering for the student, who stammered in response.”

Adjective

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Full of life, spirit, energy, or movement

woolly^UK

wooly^US

like Piccadilly Circus

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Adjective

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Startling, surprising or shocking in an unexpected way

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Verb

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To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction

galvanizing^US

energising^UK

energizing^US

galvanising^UK

catalyzing^US

catalysing^UK

lighting a fire under

fueling^US

firing the imagination of

mobilizing^US

firing with enthusiasm

mobilising^UK

fanning the flames of

biasing^US

biassing^UK

realising^UK

realizing^US

getting things rolling

cooking up

starting the ball rolling

being responsible for

firing the enthusiasm of

rooting on

starting off

causing to happen

acting as a stimulus to

getting someone going

having as a consequence

acting as an incentive to

adding fuel to the flames

favouring^UK

favoring^US

acting as a incentive to

giving the incentive to

organising^UK

organizing^US

being partly responsible for

building a fire under

raising the morale of

giving a shot in the arm to

stimulating spiritually

giving confidence to

boosting morale

giving hope to

lifting the spirits of

stiffening the resolve of

pleading

bidding

whetting one's appetite

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

breathing new life into

twisting someone's arm

calling on

appealing to

putting the heat on

putting the screws on

succouring^UK

succoring^US

channeling^US

channelling^UK

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Verb

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Present participle for to disturb the composure of

putting someone off their stroke

terrorizing^US

agonizing^US

putting out of countenance

muddying

terrorising^UK

putting someone off their stride

setting someone back on their heels

putting the wind up

agonising^UK

burning up

making someone scratch their head

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

flabbergasting

throwing into a tizzy

causing to be at a stand

getting across

causing someone to lose their composure

making self-conscious

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

pulling the rug from under

pushing buttons

pulling the rug out from under

balling up

rubbing up the wrong way

setting someone thinking

driving up the wall

grating on

getting on your wick

getting on your nerves

getting under your skin

sending over the edge

taking the wind out of your sails

balking^US

baulking^UK

stopping someone in their tracks

throwing into disarray

hurting somebody's feelings

upsetting the applecart

outraging

making your head spin

messing with one's head

driving round the bend

driving you up the wall

teeing off

driving mad

getting on one's nerves

driving to distraction

giving someone the hump

making someone see red

scaring the pants off

scaring the bejesus out of

giving someone goose pimples

chilling to the bone

scaring away

scaring someone out of their wits

scaring the living daylights out of

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

chilling to the marrow

putting the fear of God into

throwing into a blue funk

making one's hair stand on end

making teeth chatter

making one's flesh creep

making someone jump out of their skin

giving one the creeps

making one's blood run cold

throwing into a fright

scaring someone half to death

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

filling with consternation

messing up

flapping

pressing the panic button

putting someone's nose out of joint

insulting

roiling

dissing

rubbing the wrong way

rubbing you up the wrong way

cutting to the quick

driving round the twist

giving someone the pip

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

getting your hackles up

raising your hackles

getting your dander up

setting someone's teeth on edge

disrespecting

making an enemy of somebody

steaming up

getting on the wrong side of

ruffling one's feathers

making somebody's hackles rise

treading on someone's toes

taking your breath away

knocking the stuffing out of

tyrannizing^US

tyrannising^UK

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“Defenses often choose to blitz Roethlisberger in hopes of flustering him, but that tactic isn't always effective.”

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