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Composed vs Flustered - What's the difference?

composed | flustered |

As adjectives the difference between composed and flustered

is that composed is showing composure while flustered is confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion.

As verbs the difference between composed and flustered

is that composed is (compose) while flustered is (fluster).

composed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • showing composure.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=June 4 , author=Phil McNulty , title=England 2 - 2 Switzerland , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Milner and Theo Walcott failed to justify their selection ahead of Aston Villa's Young as they struggled ineffectually in the first half, leaving striker Bent isolated and starved of supply as Switzerland looked the more composed and ordered team.}}

    Verb

    (head)
  • (compose)

    • flustered

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion.
    • The speaker became quite flustered when she dropped all her notes.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (fluster)

    • See also

    * fluster * catch off guard