In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
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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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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