"flustrate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: flustrates [present, singular, third-person], flustrating [participle, present], flustrated [participle, past], flustrated [past]
Etymology: From fluster + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|fluster|-ate|id2=verb|pos2=verb-forming suffix}} fluster + -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} flustrate (third-person singular simple present flustrates, present participle flustrating, simple past and past participle flustrated)
  1. (colloquial) To fluster or frustrate. Tags: colloquial Related terms: flustration

Inflected forms

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