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fuss

/ fuss /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an angry disturbance
"he didn''t want to make a fuss"
"they had labor trouble"
"a spot of bother"
Type of:
perturbation disturbance
Derived:
harass hassle harry chivy chivvy
verb Sense 2
worry unnecessarily or excessively
"don''t fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
Type of:
worry
Kinds of:
scruple dither flap pother
Derived:
fret stew sweat lather swither
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
care for like a mother
"She fusses over her husband"
Type of:
care give care
Derived:
bustle hustle flurry ado stir
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 4
an excited state of agitation
"he was in a dither"
"there was a terrible flap about the theft"
Type of:
agitation
Derived:
dither flap pother niggle fret
noun Sense 5
a rapid bustling commotion
Type of:
commotion din ruction
Derived:
mother overprotect flurry bustle bustle about
noun Sense 6
a quarrel about petty points
Type of:
quarrel wrangle row
Derived:
quibble niggle pettifog bicker squabble
Semantic Complexity
47%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
46
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

perturbation disturbance worry scruple dither flap pother care give care agitation commotion din