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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset;
[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. [1913 Webster] His habit or flustering himself daily with claret. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster] The flstering, vainglorious Greeks. --South. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fluster \Flus"ter\, n. Heat or glow, as from drinking; agitation mingled with confusion; disorder. [1913 Webster]
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