Synonyms: stir, ado, hustle, bustle, fuss, flurry
Definition: a rapid active commotion
Similar words: tumult, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, commotion, din
Definition: the act of making a noisy disturbance
Synonyms: bicker, bickering, fuss, spat, squabble, tiff, pettifoggery
Definition: a quarrel about petty points
Similar words: dustup, words, wrangle, quarrel, row, run-in
Definition: an angry dispute
Usage: they had a quarrel; they had words
Synonyms: hassle, fuss, trouble, bother
Definition: an angry disturbance
Usage: he didn't want to make a fuss; they had labor trouble; a spot of bother
Similar words: perturbation, disturbance
Definition: activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
Usage: the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset; he looked around for the source of the disturbance; there was a disturbance of neural function
Synonyms: fuss, flap, tizzy, dither, pother
Definition: an excited state of agitation
Usage: he was in a dither; there was a terrible flap about the theft
Similar words: agitation
Definition: a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
Definition: worry unnecessarily or excessively
Usage: don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now
Similar words: worry
Definition: be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
Usage: I worry about my job
Synonyms: overprotect, mother, fuss
Definition: care for like a mother
Usage: She fusses over her husband
Similar words: care, give care
Definition: provide care for
Usage: The nurse was caring for the wounded