English dictionary

fuss

/f/@/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an excited state of agitation

noun.state

Synonyms dither flap pother tizzy

Source: WordNet 3.0
an angry disturbance

noun.event

Examples
He didn't want to make a fuss.

Synonyms bother hassle trouble

Source: WordNet 3.0
a quarrel about petty points

noun.communication

Synonyms bicker bickering pettifoggery spat squabble tiff

Source: WordNet 3.0
a rapid active commotion

noun.act

Synonyms ado bustle flurry hustle stir

Source: WordNet 3.0
A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles.

noun

Source: webster1913

worry unnecessarily or excessively

verb.emotion

Examples
Don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now.

Synonyms fret niggle

Source: WordNet 3.0
care for like a mother

verb.social

Examples
She fusses over her husband.

Synonyms mother overprotect

Source: WordNet 3.0
To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado.

verb

Source: webster1913