FLUSTERED

flustered, hot and bothered, perturbed, rattled

(adjective) thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (‘rattled’ is an informal term)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

flustered (comparative more flustered, superlative most flustered)

Confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion.

Verb

flustered

simple past tense and past participle of fluster

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Source: Wiktionary


FLUSTER

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



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