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Fluster — Flus ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flustered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flustering}.] [Cf. Icel. flaustra to be flustered, flaustr a fluster.] To make hot and rosy, as with drinking; to heat; hence, to throw into agitation and confusion; to confuse; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fluster — [n] perturbation, upset agitation, brouhaha, commotion, disturbance, dither, flap*, flurry, flutter, furor, ruffle, state*, to do*, turmoil; concept 410 Ant. calm, calmness, comfort, peace fluster [v] upset, perturb addle, agitate, bewilder,… … New thesaurus
fluster — Fluster. v. n. Joüer de la fluste. Il ne se dit guere qu en raillerie & par mespris. Il ne fait que fluster toute la journée … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Fluster — Flus ter, v. i. To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused. [1913 Webster] The flstering, vainglorious Greeks. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fluster — Flus ter, n. Heat or glow, as from drinking; agitation mingled with confusion; disorder. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fluster — index agitate (perturb), confuse (bewilder), confusion (ambiguity), discompose, disconcert, d … Law dictionary
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. As a noun,… … Etymology dictionary
fluster — vb upset, agitate, perturb, flurry, disturb, *discompose, disquiet Analogous words: bewilder, distract, confound, nonplus, mystify, perplex, *puzzle: rattle, faze, disconcert, discomfit (see EMBARRASS): *confuse, muddle, addle, fuddle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fluster — ► VERB (often as adj. flustered) ▪ make (someone) agitated or confused. ► NOUN ▪ a flustered state. ORIGIN originally in the sense «make slightly drunk»: perhaps Scandinavian … English terms dictionary
fluster — [flus′tər] vt., vi. [ME flosteren, prob. < Scand, as in Ice flaustra, to bustle, hurry] to make or become confused, nervous, or befuddled n. the condition of being flustered … English World dictionary
fluster — flus|ter1 [ˈflʌstə US ər] v [T] to make someone nervous and confused by making them hurry or interrupting them ▪ Don t fluster me, or I ll never be ready on time. fluster 2 fluster2 n BrE in a fluster nervous and confused because you are trying… … Dictionary of contemporary English
