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
- 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
- addle
- agitate
- agitation
- bewilder
- bother
- brouhaha
- commotion
- confound
- confuse
- craze
- discombobulate
- discompose
- disquiet
- distract
- disturb
- disturbance
- dither
- excite
- flap
- flip
- flurry
- flutter
- frustrate
- fuddle
- furor
- get to
- hassle
- heat
- hurry
- make nervous
- make waves
- muddle
- mystify
- nonplus
- perplex
- psych
- puzzle
- rattle
- ruffle
- spook
- state
- stir up
- throw off balance
- to-do
- turmoil
- unhinge
- work up
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