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fluster

/ˈflʌstə(r)/verb

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घबरा देना, हड़बड़ा देना

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verb
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    [T] ~ sb

    to make somebody nervous and confused, especially because there is too much to do or not enough time

    घबरा देना, हड़बड़ा देना

    • Don't let the tough questions fluster you.
    • Don't let the noisy audience fluster you, just take a deep breath and begin.
    • The sudden question did not fluster the experienced teacher.
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    • Noise from the crowd can fluster a nervous player.
    • Nothing seemed to fluster her, not even the power cut.

    Synonyms agitate unsettle upset confuse rattle

    Opposite calm soothe settle

noun
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    [sing.]

    a state of being nervous and confused

    घबराहट, हड़बड़ी

    • She was in a fluster before the interview.
    • The teacher was in a fluster because the guests had arrived an hour early.
    • The unexpected guests put my mother in a fluster.
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    • He was in a terrible fluster, looking for his lost ticket.
    • She arrived in a fluster, with her papers all over the place.

    Synonyms state flap dither panic agitation

    Opposite calm composure

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Keep the nervous-and-confused words together: flustered, rattled (informal), agitated, ruffled, in a flap (informal, nervous and excited), unnerved (lost courage).

घबराहट और उलझन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: flustered, rattled (अनौपचारिक), agitated, ruffled, in a flap (अनौपचारिक, घबराया और उत्तेजित), unnerved (हिम्मत खो दी)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Get flustered, look flustered, in a fluster.

Collocations: get flustered (घबरा जाना), look flustered (घबराया हुआ दिखना), in a fluster (घबराहट की हालत में)।