Literary notes about flustrated (AI summary)
The term flustrated is often employed in literature to vividly express a state of emotional disarray that blends frustration with agitation. Writers use it to capture a character’s informal, sometimes humorous, lament when they are overwhelmed or perturbed, as seen when a character is cautioned not to let their emotions get the better of them ([1]) or when a speaker admits to being confounded by unforeseen events ([2]). Its usage frequently infuses dialogue with a regional flavor, giving voice to a vernacular that is both candid and idiosyncratic ([3], [4]). At times, flustrated conveys not just irritation but also a blend of embarrassment and exasperation, coloring the narrative with a light, often self-deprecating tone ([5], [6]).
- "Yes, I know; now don't you get flustrated, and let it out quite yet, you had better tell Sorrel Top, though."
— from Little Wolf: A Tale of the Western Frontier by Mary Ann Mann Cornelius - I been so flustrated with all the unexpected surprises of the day, it musta slipped my mind."
— from Martha By-the-Day by Julie M. Lippmann - I guess she kind a' sort a' forgot it, bein' so flustrated, y' know."
— from Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland - I’m glad he’s going over to the ’cademy; we’ll have a woman-teacher, and I guess she’ll ’tend to things and not be flustrated to bits, neither.”
— from Maybee's Stepping Stones by Archie Fell - "Why, minx, thou art as much flustrated as if thou wert to be married thyself.
— from The Knight of the Golden MeliceA Historical Romance by John Turvill Adams - The head of the college was slightly flustrated, if such a vulgar word can be used of such a sublime person.
— from The Curate in Charge by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
