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Flustered vs Baffled - What's the difference?

flustered | baffled |

As adjectives the difference between flustered and baffled

is that flustered is confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion while baffled is thoroughly confused, puzzled.

As a verb flustered

is past tense of fluster.

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

    baffled

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • thoroughly confused, puzzled
  • having baffles

    • See also

    * baffle