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fluster

flus·ter

UK/ˈflʌstə/ US/ˈflʌstəɹ/ uncommon dated obsolete uk
verb (2) noun (1)

verb

1.
2.

cause to be nervous or upset

noun

1.

a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset

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Origin

The verb is probably from Middle English *flostren (implied in flostring, flostrynge (“agitation; blustering”)) from a Scandinavian (North Germanic) language; compare Icelandic flaustra (“to bustle”), flaustr (“a bustle; a hurry”). Compare Old English flustrian (“to weave, plait, braid”). The noun is derived from the verb.

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