1.
[syn: perturbation, fluster]
VERB (2)
1. be flustered; behave in a confused manner;
2. cause to be nervous or upset;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fluster \Flus"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flustered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Flustering.] [Cf. Icel. flaustra to be flustered,
flaustr a fluster.]
To make hot and rosy, as with drinking; to heat; hence, to
throw into agitation and confusion; to confuse; to muddle.
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His habit or flustering himself daily with claret.
--Macaulay.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fluster \Flus"ter\, v. i.
To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused.
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The flstering, vainglorious Greeks. --South.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fluster \Flus"ter\, n.
Heat or glow, as from drinking; agitation mingled with
confusion; disorder.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fluster
n 1: a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset [syn:
perturbation, fluster]
v 1: be flustered; behave in a confused manner
2: cause to be nervous or upset