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Panicked vs Flustered - What's the difference?

panicked | flustered |

As verbs the difference between panicked and flustered

is that panicked is (panic) while flustered is (fluster).

As adjectives the difference between panicked and flustered

is that panicked is experiencing or in a state of panic while flustered is confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion.

panicked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (panic)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Experiencing or in a state of panic.

    • 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