fuss

English Thesaurus

1. a rapid active commotion (noun.act)

hypernym	:	commotion, din, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, tumult,
definition	:	the act of making a noisy disturbance (noun.act)

2. a quarrel about petty points (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, words, wrangle,
definition	:	an angry dispute (noun.communication)

3. an angry disturbance (noun.event)

hypernym	:	disturbance, perturbation,
definition	:	activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption (noun.event)

4. an excited state of agitation (noun.state)

hypernym	:	agitation,
definition	:	a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance (noun.state)

5. worry unnecessarily or excessively (verb.emotion)

hypernym	:	worry,
definition	:	be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy (verb.emotion)

hyponym	:	scruple,
definition	:	raise scruples (verb.emotion)

hyponym	:	dither, flap, pother,
definition	:	make a fuss; be agitated (verb.emotion)

6. care for like a mother (verb.social)

hypernym	:	care, give care,
definition	:	provide care for (verb.social)

7. a rapid active commotion (noun.act)

derivation	:	bustle, bustle about, hustle,
definition	:	move or cause to move energetically or busily (verb.motion)

derivation	:	flurry,
definition	:	move in an agitated or confused manner (verb.motion)

derivation	:	fuss, mother, overprotect,
definition	:	care for like a mother (verb.social)

8. a quarrel about petty points (noun.communication)

derivation	:	bicker, brabble, niggle, pettifog, quibble, squabble,
definition	:	argue over petty things (verb.communication)

derivation	:	spat,
definition	:	engage in a brief and petty quarrel (verb.communication)

derivation	:	finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky,
definition	:	exacting especially about details (adj.all)

9. an angry disturbance (noun.event)

derivation	:	beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke,
definition	:	annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble,
definition	:	to cause inconvenience or discomfort to (verb.social)

10. an excited state of agitation (noun.state)

derivation	:	fret, fuss, niggle,
definition	:	worry unnecessarily or excessively (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	dither, flap, pother,
definition	:	make a fuss; be agitated (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	pother,
definition	:	make upset or troubled (verb.emotion)

11. worry unnecessarily or excessively (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	fret, lather, stew, sweat, swither,
definition	:	agitation resulting from active worry (noun.state)

derivation	:	dither, flap, fuss, pother, tizzy,
definition	:	an excited state of agitation (noun.state)

12. care for like a mother (verb.social)

derivation	:	ado, bustle, flurry, fuss, hustle, stir,
definition	:	a rapid active commotion (noun.act)

derivation	:	female parent, mother,
definition	:	a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) (noun.person)

13. a rapid active commotion (noun.act)

derivation	:	bustle, bustle about, hustle,
definition	:	move or cause to move energetically or busily (verb.motion)

derivation	:	flurry,
definition	:	move in an agitated or confused manner (verb.motion)

derivation	:	fuss, mother, overprotect,
definition	:	care for like a mother (verb.social)

14. a quarrel about petty points (noun.communication)

derivation	:	bicker, brabble, niggle, pettifog, quibble, squabble,
definition	:	argue over petty things (verb.communication)

derivation	:	spat,
definition	:	engage in a brief and petty quarrel (verb.communication)

derivation	:	finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky,
definition	:	exacting especially about details (adj.all)

15. an angry disturbance (noun.event)

derivation	:	beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke,
definition	:	annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble,
definition	:	to cause inconvenience or discomfort to (verb.social)

16. an excited state of agitation (noun.state)

derivation	:	fret, fuss, niggle,
definition	:	worry unnecessarily or excessively (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	dither, flap, pother,
definition	:	make a fuss; be agitated (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	pother,
definition	:	make upset or troubled (verb.emotion)

17. worry unnecessarily or excessively (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	fret, lather, stew, sweat, swither,
definition	:	agitation resulting from active worry (noun.state)

derivation	:	dither, flap, fuss, pother, tizzy,
definition	:	an excited state of agitation (noun.state)

18. care for like a mother (verb.social)

derivation	:	ado, bustle, flurry, fuss, hustle, stir,
definition	:	a rapid active commotion (noun.act)

derivation	:	female parent, mother,
definition	:	a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) (noun.person)

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