fluster
Noun · VerbUS[fluhs-ter]/ˈflʌstɚ/2 syllables
Synonyms:
perturbation
Open English WordNet
Verb (2)flustered, flustering
Noun (1)
- a disposition that is confused or nervous and upsetSynonyms: perturbationType of discomposure
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Flus′ter transitive verb [past tense & past participle Flustered; present participle & verbal noun Flustering.]
Origin: 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.
His habit or flustering himself daily with claret.— Thomas Babington Macaulay
Flus′ter intransitive verb
To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused.
The flstering, vainglorious Greeks.— Robert South
Flus′ter noun
Heat or glow, as from drinking; agitation mingled with confusion; disorder.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54