fuss
noun
[ fʌs ]
• a display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest.
• "I don't know what all the fuss is about"
Similar:
ado,
excitement,
agitation,
uproar,
to-do,
stir,
commotion,
confusion,
disturbance,
tumult,
hubbub,
rigmarole,
folderol,
brouhaha,
furore,
much ado about nothing,
upset,
worry,
bother,
row,
fluster,
flurry,
bustle,
storm in a teacup,
palaver,
hoo-ha,
ballyhoo,
flap,
tizzy,
stew,
song and dance,
performance,
pantomime,
carry-on,
kerfuffle,
fuss and feathers,
pother,
fuss
verb
• show unnecessary or excessive concern about something.
• "she's always fussing about her food"
Similar:
worry,
fret,
be agitated,
be worried,
take pains,
make a big thing out of,
get worked up,
be in a flap,
flap,
be in a tizzy,
be in a stew,
make a meal of,
make a (big) thing of,
Opposite:
get into perspective,
Origin:
early 18th century: perhaps Anglo-Irish.
make a fuss
• become angry and complain.
• "I thought Mum might make a fuss but she was in a good mood"
