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Flustered vs Confounded - What's the difference?

flustered | confounded |

As adjectives the difference between flustered and confounded

is that flustered is confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion while confounded is confused; thwarted.

As verbs the difference between flustered and confounded

is that flustered is (fluster) while confounded is (confound).

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

    confounded

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (confound)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Confused; thwarted.

    • Derived terms

    * confoundedly