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- pronunciation:
- fluh
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb & intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
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transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
flusters, flustering, flustered |
| definition: |
to cause to be or to become nervous, confused, or agitated.
The rapid series of questions flustered her.She flusters easily.- synonyms:
- addle, discombobulate, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, perturb, ruffle, upset
- antonyms:
- steady
- similar words:
- agitate, befuddle, bewilder, confuse, disturb, excite, faze, perplex, rattle, trouble, unhinge, unnerve
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| related words: |
confound, frenzy, nonplus, obfuscate, startle, surprise, trouble, worry |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a state of nervous agitation or confusion.
- synonyms:
- confusion, dither, flutter, tumult, turmoil, upset
- similar words:
- agitation, chaos, commotion, disturbance, excitement, flurry, lather, perplexity, stew
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| related words: |
daze, fret |
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| derivation: |
flustered (adj.) |
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