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- DictionaryFuss/fəs/
noun
- 1. a display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest: "I don't know what all the fuss is about"
verb
- 1. show unnecessary or excessive concern about something: "she's always fussing about her food"
Synonyms for FUSS: objection, exception, complaint, question, protest, criticism, challenge, difficulty; Antonyms of FUSS: approval, willingness, agreement, sanction, acceptance, compliance, assent, acquiescence.
FUSS definition: 1. a show of anger, worry, or excitement that is unnecessary or greater than the situation…. Learn more.
an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby. Synonyms: commotion, stir, to-do, pother. Antonyms: inactivity. an argument or noisy dispute: They had a fuss about who should wash dishes.
FUSS meaning: 1. a show of anger, worry, or excitement that is unnecessary or greater than the situation…. Learn more.
A fuss is a state of excitement, and it's usually about something not worth worrying or "fussing" about. Most fusses are types of commotion. If someone makes a fuss, they're overexcited and in a tizzy over something, like someone who can't stop asking questions.
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.
If you fuss, you worry or behave in a nervous, anxious way about unimportant matters or rush around doing unnecessary things.
Fuss Definition. A flurry of nervous, excited, often needless activity; bustle. An objection; a protest. The longer working hours caused a big fuss. A quarrel or argument. To bother or worry unnecessarily. To cause or make a fuss. To bustle about or worry, esp. over trifles. To be excessively careful or solicitous.
[singular] anger or complaints about something, especially something that is not important. Steve kicks up a fuss every time I even suggest seeing you. fuss about something I'm sorry for making such a fuss about the noise. She made a big fuss about not having a window seat on the plane. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Idioms.
a situation in which people become excited, annoyed, or anxious about something, especially about something unimportant: What's all the fuss about?
