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- DictionaryFlustered/ˈfləstərd/
adjective
- 1. agitated or confused: "a flustered commuter"
The meaning of FLUSTER is to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset. How to use fluster in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fluster.
To be flustered is to lose your cool. When you're flustered , you're embarrassed, agitated, or just confused. If your pants fell down in the middle of class while you were giving a presentation, you'd probably be flustered: highly embarrassed, out of breath, and a little freaked out.
FLUSTER meaning: 1. to make someone upset and confused, especially when they are trying to do something 2. an upset…. Learn more.
to put into a state of agitated confusion: His constant criticism flustered me. Synonyms: disturb, disconcert, bewilder, upset. to excite and confuse with drink. verb (used without object) to become agitatedly confused. noun. nervous excitement or confusion. Synonyms: distraction, bewilderment, upset, agitation, turmoil. fluster. / ˈflʌstə / verb.
Definition of flustered adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to make somebody nervous and/or confused, especially by giving them a lot to do or by making them hurry. fluster somebody Don’t fluster me or I’ll never be ready. be flustered (by something) He was flustered by all the attention. She was clearly flustered by Marshall’s unexpected arrival.
To become agitated, excited, or confused: a shy student who flusters easily. n. A state of agitation, excitement, or confusion: The heavy traffic put the driver in a fluster. [From Middle English flostring, agitation, probably of Scandinavian origin; see pleu- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
