Fuss

Definitions

1. Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.
   countable, uncountable
2. A complaint or noise; a scene.
   countable, uncountable
3. An exhibition of affection or admiration.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

25 more languages

العربيةالإهتمام

Българскивря́ватревожа сешум

Bosanskigalamalarmaгаламашум+ 1 more

Catalàaldarullbrogitcridòriagatzararebomboriromanços+ 3 more

Češtinacavykydrahotapopraskpovykrotyka+ 2 more

Cymraegffwdan

Ελληνικάαναμπουμπούλααναστάτωσηαναταραχήανεμοζάληανησυχώπειράζωσαματάςφασαρίαχαϊδεύω+ 6 more

Suomihämminkihäslinkihelliähellitellähiplatahössäkkähösselihössöttäähössötyshötäkkähulabalooihastelukotkotusmelskametakkametelirevohkarumbasilitellätohinatohistatouhottaatouhotustouhutouhuaminentouhutatuiskevouhotus+ 25 more

Gaeilgefothragadh

Gàidhligùpraid

Galegobarullo

हिन्दीनौटंकी

Hrvatskigalamalarmaгаламашум+ 1 more

Magyarbabrálbalhébotrányhűhóigazgatizguljelenetlármamatat+ 6 more

Italianoaffannarsiagitarsibaccanochiassoconfusionedaffareentusiasmorumorescalmanarsiscalporescocciareseccaretrambusto+ 10 more

日本語偓騒ぎ

Kurdîtelaşterz

Polskihałaburdahecakołomyjaprzejmować sięprzeżywać+ 2 more

Portuguêsauêbagunçabarulhoconfusãofuzuêrebuliçoreclamação+ 4 more

Românăagitaagitațieentuziasmfâțâifoifrământafrământarefreamătgălăgieindispozițiezgomot+ 8 more

Русскийвозитьсяпережива́тьпредставлениесуетасуетитьсясуматохасыр-боршумшумиха+ 6 more

Српскиgalamalarmaгаламашум+ 1 more

Svenskaom och menomakpjunkståhejtjafs+ 2 more

Türkçehavarhayhavartelaşvelveleyaygara+ 2 more

Українськагармидер

Examples

“They made a big fuss about the wedding plans.”

“What's all the fuss about?”

“Sickness did not last⟳ above a ten days; my poor wife zealously assiduous, and with a minimum of fuss or noise.”

““Anthea hasn't a notion in her head but to vamp a lot of silly mugwumps. She's set⟳ her heart on that tennis bloke[…]whom the papers are making such a fuss about.””

“But in the reader comments section beneath the FT piece, many couldn’t understand⟳ what all the fuss was about. “I’m surprised to see⟳ the FT reporting this sort⟳ of thing,” one person wrote.”

“If you make⟳ enough of a fuss about the problem, maybe they'll fix⟳ it for you.”

“They made a great fuss over the new baby.”

CEFR level