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fluster

/fˈlʌstə/FLUH-stur
/fˈlʌstɚ/FLUH-stur

Meaninghurry, bustle

Common meaning: to make nervous and confused

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)flaustra‘to be flustered’source
  2. Early English spellingflusteredsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto be flustered → to make nervous and confusedfluster‘to make nervous and confused’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) flaustra ‘hurry, bustle’.

Roots

  • flaustra Old Norse (Icelandic) “hurry, bustle”

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