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Flustered vs Flushed - What's the difference?

flustered | flushed |

As adjectives the difference between flustered and flushed

is that flustered is confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion while flushed is red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.

As verbs the difference between flustered and flushed

is that flustered is past tense of fluster while flushed is past tense of flush.

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

    flushed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.
  • * 1922 , (Virginia Woolf), (w, Jacob's Room) Chapter 1
    • Archer lay spread out, with one arm striking across the pillow. He was flushed ; and when the heavy curtain blew out a little he turned and half-opened his eyes.

    Synonyms

    * blushing * red * red-faced

    Verb

    (head)
  • (flush)