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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