2022-03-28
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – F - flurried & flustered
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียง flurried = “FLUR-eed” or “FLUHR-eed”
ออกเสียง flustered = “FLUHS-terd”
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
flurried & flustered
These words are virtual synonyms;
both mean “excite,”
“confused,”
“agitated”:
“Constant criticism flustered (or flurried) her.”
In one sense, to fluster someone is to flurry him,
but fluster is a stronger term than flurry.
A flurried person is upset or confused;
a flustered person is agitatedly nervous or wildly disturbed:
“Early during the evening he was flurried,
but he became more and more flustered as the party wore on.”
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for fluster
Verb
Discompose, Disquiet, Disturb, Perturb, Agitate, Upset, Fluster
mean to destroy capacity for collected thought or decisive action.
Discompose implies some degree of loss of self-control or self-confidence especially through emotional stress.
discomposed by the loss of his beloved wife
Disquiet suggests loss of sense of security or peace of mind.
the disquieting news of factories closing
Disturb implies interference with one's mental processes
caused by worry, perplexity, or interruption.
the discrepancy in accounts disturbed me
Perturb implies deep disturbance of mind and emotions.
perturbed by her husband's strange behavior
Agitate suggests obvious external signs of nervous
or emotional excitement.
in his agitated state we could see he was unable to work
Upset implies the disturbance of normal or habitual functioning by disappointment, distress, or grief.
the family's constant bickering upsets the youngest child
Fluster suggests bewildered agitation.
his declaration of love completely flustered her