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kerfuffle

Noun CEFR B2
kəˈfʌfəl

Definitions

A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.

Commonwealth, informal

Equivalents

11 more languages
Bosanskimela
Catalàaldarullcommoció
Češtinamelapovykrámustahanice
Suomihälinähässäkkä
Hrvatskimela
Kurdîmelaramûs
Nederlandstumult
Portuguêsbafafádistúrbiotumulto
Русскийсуматоха
Српскиmela
Svenskaståhejuppståndelse

Examples

“You know⟳ all this kerfuffle about Jordan and Peter Andre, and how you don’t know⟳ if they’re really splitting up or it’s just an act[…]”
“There's been a bit of a kerfuffle the past couple days over something Sarah Palin said about Paul Revere.”
“The debate⟳ seemed innocuous—a minor kerfuffle, but nothing that couldn’t be resolved and moved on from.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Kergloff Kerguelen Kerguelen cabbage Kerguelen Islands Kerguelens Kergunyah

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