ado
noun
[ əˈduː ]
• a state of agitation or fuss, especially about something unimportant.
• "this is much ado about almost nothing"
Similar:
fuss,
trouble,
bother,
upset,
agitation,
commotion,
stir,
hubbub,
confusion,
excitement,
tumult,
disturbance,
hurly-burly,
uproar,
flurry,
to-do,
palaver,
rigmarole,
brouhaha,
furore,
fuss and feathers,
tamasha,
hassle,
hoo-ha,
ballyhoo,
hoopla,
rumpus,
flap,
tizz,
tizzy,
stew,
song and dance,
performance,
pantomime,
carry-on,
kerfuffle,
Origin:
late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘action, business’): from northern Middle English at do ‘to do’, from Old Norse at (used to mark an infinitive) and do1.
-ado
suffix
• forming nouns such as bravado, desperado.
Origin:
from Spanish and Portuguese -ado, or refashioning of Italian -ata, Spanish -ada, based on Latin -atus (past participial suffix of verbs ending in -are ).
