to fluster
3
5.5
- verb
- /ˈflʌstər/
:
desconcertar
- Flustered by the awful noise, she tries lifting the dust cover.
- try to fluster
- Flustered, she said
Yeah, it, it really flustered me and I know it's an object and you know, whatever, I still have my health, but it was like not fun.
- Yeah, it, it really flustered me and I know it's an object and you know, whatever, I still have my health, but it was like not fun.
- So I would touch stuff and my brain has always been a little flustered.
Examples
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"Flustered, but hiding it, he tries to recover his poise.
Fiction book (1997) -
The loud crowd at the debate flustered her, making it hard to focus on her speech.
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Flustered, he looks around, then takes a deep hit on his drink.
Fiction book (1994) -
Flustered for one of the few times in his life, he stood up and took a few steps toward the hall.
Fiction book (1990) -
Flustered by their interest in him, BEAN needs to get away.
Fiction book (1997) -
Yeah, it, it really flustered me and I know it's an object and you know, whatever, I still have my health, but it was like not fun.
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You fluster me.
Fiction book (1993) -
Flustered, Caiman searches his pockets for his press pass.
Fiction book (1998) -
Flustered by the choices, the woman accepted some Ceylonese quills and departed quickly.
Fiction book (1992) -
Flustered with the intimacy she'd been avoiding, Jory murmured, "Popcorn sounds good."
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
321
7.8
To make someone feel confused or unsure
31
4.1
Make someone feel slightly upset or annoyed
29
5.3
Make someone very confused and unable to think clearly
23
7.1
Make someone feel upset or lose confidence
22
7.0
Make someone unable to think clearly
22
5.2
To make a person feel confused about where they are or what to do
11
7.8
To make someone very confused so they cannot think clearly
11
7.5
To make someone feel confused or unable to understand
9
7.9
To make someone unable to think or react after a very strong shock
7
8.6
To confuse someone so they do not know what to do or think
7
7.0
To make someone feel worried or uneasy
6
9.9
To confuse someone so they cannot think clearly
4
5.4
To make someone feel confused or unsure after a sudden change
1
9.9
To make someone feel sudden shock and worry
1
9.4
To confuse someone and make them unable to think clearly
To confuse someone so they cannot think clearly
To make someone lose their sense of direction or feel confused
Antonyms
How Disturbing
272
2.3
164
4.4
3
5.5
7
4.9
183
2.1
7
7.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fluster can be pictured like flutter in the mind: a helpful image is someone's thoughts 'fluttering' so they lose calm and focus. That's why to fluster someone is to make them 'nervous or confused' and unable to think clearly.