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