FLUSTER
perturbation, fluster
(noun) a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset
fluster
(verb) cause to be nervous or upset
fluster
(verb) be flustered; behave in a confused manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
fluster (third-person singular simple present flusters, present participle flustering, simple past and past participle flustered)
(dated) To make hot and rosy, as with drinking.
(by extension) To confuse; befuddle; throw into panic by making overwrought with confusion.
(intransitive) To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused.
Noun
fluster (plural flusters)
A state of being flustered; overwrought confusion.
Anagrams
• RESTful, fluters, furtles, restful
Source: Wiktionary
Flus"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flustered; p. pr. & vb. n. Flustering.]
Etym: [Cf. Icel. flaustra to be flustered, flaustr a fluster.]
Definition: 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. Macaulay.
Flus"ter, v. i.
Definition: To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused.
The flstering, vainglorious Greeks. South.
Flus"ter, n.
Definition: Heat or glow, as from drinking; agitation mingled with
confusion; disorder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition