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fuss

UK/fʊs/ US/fʌs/ common us
verb (2) noun (4)

verb

1.

worry unnecessarily or excessively

  • “don”
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2.

care for like a mother

  • “She fusses over her husband”
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noun

1.

an excited state of agitation

  • “he was in a dither”
  • “there was a terrible flap about the theft”
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2.

an angry disturbance

  • “he didn”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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3.
4.

Origin

Of unknown origin. Perhaps from Danish fjas (“nonsense”), from Middle Low German (compare German faseln (“to maunder, talk nonsense”)). Compare also fouse (“to hasten, rush, tumble, disarrange”).

Phrases

  • fuss and bother
  • fuss around
  • fuss over
  • kick up a fuss
  • no muss no fuss

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