Antonyms for fluster

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : fluhs-ter

Phonetic Transcription : ˈflʌs tər

Definition of fluster

Origin : early 15c. (implied in flostyrynge), from a Scandinavian source (cf. Icelandic flaustr "bustle," flaustra "to bustle"). Originally "to excite," especially with drink; sense of "to flurry, confuse" is from 1724. Related: Flustered; flustering. As a noun, 1710, from the verb.

noun perturbation, upset
verb upset, perturb

Example sentences :

There was no longer any fluster of doubt and hesitation in his manner.
Extract from : « A Houseful of Girls » by Sarah Tytler

And you'll realize, dear reader, that you're all in a fluster, inwardly.
Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence

You might as well try to move one of the pyramids as fluster him.
Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 » by Elbert Hubbard

No speech or behaviour from the country lads was likely to fluster her.
Extract from : « The Surprises of Life » by Georges Clemenceau

I am the man to take at once, and fluster a woman, and reckon her ribs for her.
Extract from : « The Heroine » by Eaton Stannard Barrett

In all this fret and fluster Mr Marston took the most intense interest.
Extract from : « The Lonely Unicorn » by Alec Waugh

She had not time in the whirl and fluster of this gaiety to think it all out.
Extract from : « Hester, Volume 2 (of 3) » by Margaret Oliphant

Here is Thanksgiving Day right on top of us, and I am all in a fluster.
Extract from : « The Red Cow and Her Friends » by Peter McArthur

In vain I prolong my examination: there is no fluster of any kind.
Extract from : « The Life of the Fly » by J. Henri Fabre

One should always take advantage of the fluster caused by the arrest.
Extract from : « The Golden Triangle » by Maurice Leblanc

Synonyms for fluster

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