Fluster Definition
flŭstər
flustered, flusters
verb
flustered, flusters
To make or become nervous or upset.
American Heritage
To make or become confused, nervous, or befuddled.
Webster's New World
(dated) To make hot and rosy, as with drinking.
Wiktionary
(by extension) To confuse, befuddle, throw into panic by making overwrought with confusion.
He seemed to get flustered when speaking in front of too many people.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
A state of agitation, confusion, or excitement.
American Heritage
The condition of being flustered.
Webster's New World
Origin of Fluster
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From Middle English flostring agitation probably of Scandinavian origin pleu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From a Scandinavian (North Germanic) language, akin to Icelandic flaustra (“to be flustered”).
From Wiktionary
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