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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHot-and-bothered
/ˌhɒt.ənˈbɒð.əd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Confused, anxious, or flustered about something.
"There is no need to get all hot-and-bothered over a minor scheduling mix-up." - 2
Sexually aroused or excited.
"The romantic movie left them feeling rather hot-and-bothered."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in 19th-century colloquial English, the phrase combines 'hot' (denoting physical warmth or intense emotion) with 'bothered' (meaning agitated or troubled). Originally used to describe physical overheating combined with a flustered mental state, it evolved to encompass both anxious excitement and amorous or frustrated arousal.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hot-and-bothered" is said worldwide
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ému
Transliteration: e-my
"Il ne faut pas se mettre dans tous ses états pour si peu."
aufgeregt
Transliteration: auf-ge-regt
"Man muss sich wegen einer Kleinigkeit nicht gleich aufregen."
agitato
Transliteration: a-ji-ta-to
"Non c'è motivo di agitarsi così tanto per niente."
alterado
Transliteration: al-te-ra-do
"No te pongas tan alterado por un pequeño problema."
atarantado
Transliteration: a-ta-ran-ta-do
"Ela ficou toda atarantada com a surpresa."
परेशान
Transliteration: pareshan
"छोटी सी बात पर इतना परेशान होने की जरूरत नहीं है।"
激动不安
Transliteration: jī dòng bù ān
"为这点小事弄得激动不安实在没必要。"
당황한
Transliteration: dang-hwang-han
"사소한 일로 그렇게 당황할 필요는 없습니다."
うろたえた
Transliteration: urotaeta
"そんな小さなことでうろたえる必要はない。"
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