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in a dither

a. In a state of indecision. flustered

Usage examples of "in a dither".

She was in a dither of confusion about what had really happened, and whose fault it might be.

Carella figured that anyone who arrived in a dither and went off in a huff couldn’.

He was sure that Smythe, who had gone next door to check his metabolic monitors, was in a dither.

And that was dangerous for him, and for all of them, with the town in a dither over the magical killings.