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English noun: fuss | |||
| 1. | fuss (state) an excited state of agitation | ||
| Samples | He was in a dither. There was a terrible flap about the theft. | ||
| Synonyms | dither, flap, pother, tizzy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agitation | ||
| 2. | fuss (event) an angry disturbance | ||
| Samples | He didn't want to make a fuss. They had labor trouble. A spot of bother. | ||
| Synonyms | bother, hassle, trouble | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disturbance, perturbation | ||
| 3. | fuss (communication) a quarrel about petty points | ||
| Synonyms | bicker, bickering, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, words, wrangle | ||
| 4. | fuss (act) a rapid active commotion | ||
| Synonyms | ado, bustle, flurry, hustle, stir | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | commotion, din, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, tumult | ||
English verb: fuss | |||
| 1. | fuss (emotion) worry unnecessarily or excessively | ||
| Samples | Don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue fuss over the results of the experiment | ||
| Synonyms | fret, niggle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | worry | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dither, flap, pother, scruple | ||
| 2. | fuss (social) care for like a mother | ||
| Samples | She fusses over her husband. | ||
| Synonyms | mother, overprotect | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | care, give care | ||
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