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Flustered vs Surprised - What's the difference?

flustered | surprised |

As adjectives the difference between flustered and surprised

is that flustered is confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion while surprised is caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

As verbs the difference between flustered and surprised

is that flustered is past tense of fluster while surprised is past tense of surprise.

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

    surprised

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

    • Synonyms

    * astonished *

    Verb

    (head)
  • (surprise)

    • See also

    * shocked