fluster Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset
    perturbation.
  2. verb be flustered; behave in a confused manner
  3. verb cause to be nervous or upset

WordNet

Flus"ter transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Icel. flaustra to be flustered, flaustr a fluster.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Flustered; present participle & verbal noun Flustering
Definitions
  1. 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 intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused.
    The flstering, vainglorious Greeks. South.
Flus"ter noun
Definitions
  1. Heat or glow, as from drinking; agitation mingled with confusion; disorder.

Webster 1913