NOUN | state | fuss, dither, pother, tizzy, flap | an excited state of agitation |
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event | fuss, trouble, bother, hassle | an angry disturbance | |
communication | fuss, bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery | a quarrel about petty points | |
act | fuss, bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, stir | a rapid active commotion | |
VERB | emotion | fuss, niggle, fret | worry unnecessarily or excessively |
social | fuss, mother, overprotect | care for like a mother |
Sounds | fah's | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | An excited state of agitation. | |
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Synonyms | dither, pother, tizzy, flap | |
Broader | agitation | A mental state of extreme / extreme emotional disturbance |
Catalan | tramat | |
Verbs | fuss | worry unnecessarily or excessively |
Meaning | An angry disturbance. | |
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Example | "he didn't want to make a fuss" | |
Synonyms | trouble, bother, hassle | |
Broader | perturbation, disturbance | Activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption |
Spanish | alboroto, escándalo, lata, lío, molestia, problema | |
Catalan | lata, nosa |
Meaning | A quarrel about petty points. | |
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Synonyms | bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery | |
Broader | quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup | An angry dispute |
Spanish | altercado, desavenencia, discordia, disputa, pique, roce, tiff | |
Catalan | enganxada, tiff, topada | |
Adjectives | fussy | exacting especially about details |
Meaning | A rapid active commotion. | |
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Synonyms | bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, stir | |
Broader | commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult | The act of making a noisy disturbance |
Spanish | agitación, ajetreo, alboroto, bulla, bullicio, jaleo, movimiento, revuelo, ruido, tejemaneje, torbellino, tráfago, trajín | |
Catalan | agitació, bullícia, bullit, desori, enrenou, moviment, tràfec | |
Verbs | fuss | care for like a mother |
Meaning | Worry unnecessarily or excessively. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | Sam and Sue fuss over the results of the experiment | |
Example | "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" | |
Synonyms | niggle, fret | |
Narrower | dither, flap, pother | make a fuss |
scruple | Raise scruples / scruples | |
Broader | worry | Be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy |
Spanish | apurarse | |
Catalan | afligir-se, amoïnar-se | |
Nouns | fuss | an excited state of agitation |
Meaning | care for like a mother. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "She fusses over her husband" | |
Synonyms | mother, overprotect | |
Broader | care, give care | Provide care for |
Spanish | mimar en exceso, mimar, sobreproteger | |
Catalan | acaronar, amanyagar, amoixar | |
Nouns | fuss | a rapid active commotion |
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