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Distressed vs Flustered - What's the difference?

distressed | flustered |

As adjectives the difference between distressed and flustered

is that distressed is anxious or uneasy while flustered is confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion.

As verbs the difference between distressed and flustered

is that distressed is (distress) while flustered is (fluster).

distressed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • anxious or uneasy
    • I'm distressed that John hasn't answered my calls. I hope nothing bad happened to him on the way here.
  • (of merchandise etc) damaged
  • (of a property) offered for sale after foreclosure
  • (of furniture etc) faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (distress)

    • 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