fluster

 
Pronunciation: /ˈflʌstə/

verb

[with object] (often as adjective flustered)
  • make (someone) agitated or confused: Rosamund seemed rather flustered this morning

noun

[in singular]
  • an agitated or confused state: the main thing is not to get all in a fluster

Derivatives

flusteredness

noun

Origin:

early 17th century (in the sense 'make slightly drunk'): perhaps of Scandinavian origin and related to Icelandic flaustra 'hurry, bustle'