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fuss

[ fuhs ]

noun

  1. an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle:

    They made a fuss over the new baby.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. an argument or noisy dispute:

    They had a fuss about who should wash dishes.

  3. a complaint or protest, especially about something relatively unimportant.


verb (used without object)

  1. to make a fuss; make much ado about trifles:

    You'll never finish the job if you fuss over details.

  2. to complain especially about something relatively unimportant.

verb (used with object)

  1. to disturb, especially with trifles; annoy; bother.

    Synonyms:

fuss

/ ŽÚʌ²õ /

noun

  1. nervous activity or agitation, esp when disproportionate or unnecessary
  2. complaint or objection

    he made a fuss over the bill

  3. an exhibition of affection or admiration, esp if excessive

    they made a great fuss over the new baby

  4. a quarrel; dispute
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to worry unnecessarily
  2. intr to be excessively concerned over trifles
  3. whenintr, usually foll by over to show great or excessive concern, affection, etc (for)
  4. intrfoll bywith to quarrel violently
  5. tr to bother (a person)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈŽÚ³Ü²õ²õ±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ŽÚ³Ü²õ²õİù noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·ŽÚ³Ü²õ²õ±ð»å adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·ŽÚ³Ü²õ²õi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fuss1

First recorded in 1695–1705; origin uncertain
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fuss1

C18: of uncertain origin
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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idiom beginning with fuss , also see kick up a fuss ; make a fuss .
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Example Sentences

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The First Amendment protects speech even if it creates a commotion, disturbance, stir, or fuss and is troublesome, offensive, or even hateful.

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Lisa says part of the appeal of a supermarket cafe is that they feel accessible and a "warm and welcoming place with no fuss and no surprises".

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He offs bad guys with comically little fuss, sometimes before he gets much information out of them.

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"Liverpool have always managed to replace players without a lot of fuss."

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All the fuss about autopens is doubly strange coming from someone who argued with a straight face that he could declassify secret documents without signing anything.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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