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verb (used with object)
1.
to put into a state of agitated confusion: His constant criticism flustered me.
2.
to excite and confuse with drink.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become agitatedly confused.
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Flustered
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
noun
4.
nervous excitement or confusion.
Related forms
un·flus·tered, adjective
Synonyms
1. upset, bewilder, disconcert, disturb. 4. turmoil, agitation, upset, bewilderment, distraction.
1. upset, bewilder, disconcert, disturb. 4. turmoil, agitation, upset, bewilderment, distraction.
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Example Sentences
- Tuba finds herself flustered and speechless, stumbling over the rehearsed political boilerplate she is expected to deliver.
- If you're new to the tenure track, there's a good chance you are inordinately flustered by problem students.
- Sorry for the confusion, i was a bit flustered by that comment.
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Word Origin & History
fluster
early 15c. (implied in flostyrynge), from a Scandinavian source (cf. Icel. flaustr "bustle," flaustra "to bustle"). Originally "to excite," especially with drink; sense of "to flurry, confuse" is from 1724. Related: Flustered; flustering.
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