The aged housekeeper was no less flustered and hurried in obeying the numerous and contradictory commands of her mistress, […]
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Fluster
//ˈflʌstə//
Synonyms for "fluster" (246 found)
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Strong matches (73)
confoundconfuseconfusionconturbationdazedazzledemoralizediscombobulatediscombobulationdiscomfitdiscomfiturediscomfortdiscommodediscomposediscomposuredisconcertdisconcertiondismaydisorderdisorganization
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disorganizedisorientdisorientationdisquietdisquietudedistractdistractiondisturbdisturbanceditherdizzyebullitionelectrifyembarrassembarrassmentembroilmententangleexciteexcitementfanfaronadefazefeery-faryfermentfermentationfeverfeverishnessfidgetinessfidgetsfitflapflummoxflurryflusterationflustrationflutterflutteration
Verb(16 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (123)
flutterinessfogfomentfoofarawfrenzyfretfuddlefuddlementfumefussfussinesshasslehazehectoringhubbubhullabaloohurly burlyhurly-burlyinquietudeintimidation
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irritatejarjittersjoltjumblejumpinesslathermaelstrommalaisemazemessmistmix upmoidermoilmuddlemuddlementmystifynervinessnervositynervousnessnonplusperplexperplexityperturbpotherpuckerput offput outpuzzleraise hellrantrattlerestlessnessrockrodomontaderoilroutrowrufflescrambleseetheseethingshakeshake upshockshufflesidespasmspinsplutterspurtsputterstaggerstewstirstir upswaggerswashbucklerysweatswirlswivetthrowthrow into confusionthrow offthrow outtizzyto doto-dotrepidationtrepiditytroubletumulttumultuationturbidityturbulenceturmoiltwittertwitterationuneaseunhingeunnerveunquietunrestunsettleunsettlementupsetvortexwhirl
Noun(1 words)
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1 entriesderived
10 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
5 entriesTranslations
30 translations across 10 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- обърквам verb (to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse)
- шашардисвам verb (to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse)
Finnish
4 entries- hermostus noun (state of agitation or confusion)
- hämmennys noun (state of agitation or confusion)
- erottua verb (to catch attention; to be showy or splendid)
- hermostuttaa verb (to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse)
French
3 entries- confondre verb (to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse)
- embrouiller verb (to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse)
- paumer verb (to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse)
German
3 entries- Durcheinander noun (state of agitation or confusion)
- verwirren verb (to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse)
- überrumpeln verb (to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse)
Greek
2 entries- συγχύζω verb (to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse)
- ταράζω verb (to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse)
Ido
1 entries- konfuzeskar verb (to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse)
Māori
4 entries- hūkikitanga noun (state of agitation or confusion)
- pōnānā verb (to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse)
- whakahūkiki verb (to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse)
- whakapōnānā verb (to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse)
Portuguese
2 entries- afobação noun (state of agitation or confusion)
- afobar verb (to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse)
Russian
2 entries- взбудораживать verb (to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse)
- волнова́ть verb (to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse)
Ukrainian
3 entries- збуджувати verb (to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse)
- метушитися verb (to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse)
- хвилювати verb (to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Weel, Sam'l, I d'na want to fluster ye, but she's been ower lang wi' Lisbeth Fargus no to hae learnt her ways.
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Three lads of Cypres, noble ſvvelling ſpirits, / That hold their honour, in a vvary diſtance, / The very Elements of this vvarlike Iſle, / Haue I tonight fluſtred vvith flovving cups, / And the vvatch too: novv mongſt this flocke of drunkards, / I am to put our Caſsio in ſome action, / That may offend the Iſle; […]
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His practice of flustering himself daily with claret was hardly considered as a fault by his contemporaries.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.