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Jittery vs Flustered - What's the difference?

jittery | flustered |

As adjectives the difference between jittery and flustered

is that jittery is nervy, jumpy, on edge while flustered is confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion.

As a verb flustered is

(fluster).

jittery

English

Adjective

(er)
  • nervy, jumpy, on edge
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=September 7 , author=Dominic Fifield , title=England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova , work=The Guardian citation , page= , passage=Those were all landmark moments to cherish. Just as appealing was the manner in which Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Milner cut swathes down either flank, albeit through flustered full-backs who had looked poorly positioned and horribly jittery from the start. }}

    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