fluster
f luh ster
- n a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset
- v be flustered; behave in a confused manner
- v cause to be nervous or upset
- It has already endured a rite of passage over the past few months, as the global financial crisis battered European markets yet failed to fluster the euro.
- While Medvedev may in part have been testing whether he can fluster Obama, he's more interested in probing the Democrat's ambiguous position on missile defense.
- Didn't once fluster Obama, though he did lay down the foundation he needs to try to mount a comeback by sowing doubts about the Democrat.