Example sentences  

Ramayana: To be reduced from the heir apparent to an exilé would have flustered anyone, but Rama was made of far tougher mettle. 

Mahabharata: Though Draupadi was understandably flustered at being dragged into the assembly, it was laudable that she could still remind the assembly of the principles of dharma. 

Bhagavad-gita: That Arjuna was flustered enough to be reduced to tears in full public view pointed to the ethical and existential angst that had afflicted him.