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flustering Definition


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fluster
verb
    flustered, flustering
    1. To agitate, confuse or upset someone; to make them hot and flurried.
      Thesaurus: upset, unsettle, unnerve, disconcert, discombobulate (US slang), rattle, confuse, hassle, agitate, excite, embarrass; Antonym: calm.
noun
    1. A state of confused agitation.
      Thesaurus: commotion, turmoil, agitation, state, ruffle, discomposure, dither, flurry, tizzy, flap; Antonym: calm.
Derivative: flustery
adj
    Confused and agitated.
Etymology: 15c: related to Norse flaustr hurry.



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