Fluster

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈflÊŒstÉ™/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒstÉ™(r)

Origin

From a Scandinavian () language, akin to Icelandic flaustra ("to be flustered").

Full definition of fluster

Verb

1. (dated) To make hot and rosy, as with drinking.
• MacaulayHis habit of flustering himself daily with claret.
2. (by extension) To confuse, befuddle, throw into panic by making overwrought with confusion.He seemed to get flustered when speaking in front of too many people.
3. (intransitive) To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused.
• SouthThe flustering, vainglorious Greeks.

Derived terms

• flustered (adjective)
• flustering (adjective, present participle)

Anagrams

• fluters
• restful