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fuss

/fʌs/ US, UK
/fʊs/ Northern England

Rhymes with -ʌs

Where it comes from

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”).

noun fusses

countable, uncountable Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something. They made a big fuss about the wedding plans.
Similar: hubbub, to-do, ado, argy-bargy, bangarang, bobbery, brouhaha, bunfight, bustle, bust-up, chaos, ferment
countable, uncountable A complaint or noise; a scene. If you make enough of a fuss about the problem, maybe they'll fix it for you.
countable, uncountable An exhibition of affection or admiration. They made a great fuss over the new baby.

verb fusses · fussing · fussed

intransitive To be very worried or excited about something, often too much. His grandmother will never quit fussing over his vegetarianism.
intransitive To fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust Quit fussing with your hair. It looks fine.
transitive To disturb (a person)
US, especially, intransitive, of babies To cry or be ill-humoured.
intransitive, with over To show affection for, especially animals.
transitive To pet. He fussed the cat.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: niggle, hassle, bother, tizzy, trouble, pother, stir, dither, tiff, squabble, bicker, bickering, bustle, hustle, flap, overprotect

Translations

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noun excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something

Español	fandango, jaleo, escándalo, quilombo, aspaviento, alharaca
Português	rebuliço, confusão, barulho
Français	agitation
Deutsch	Lärm, Wirbel, Aufstand, Gehabe, Trubel
Italiano	confusione, trambusto, daffare
Ελληνικά	αναστάτωση anastátosi, φασαρία fasaría, αναταραχή anatarachí, σαματάς samatás, αναμπουμπούλα anampoumpoúla
Română	freamăt, agitație, frământare
Русский	суета́ sujetá, сумато́ха sumatóxa, сыр-бор syr-bor, шуми́ха šumíxa

noun a complaint or noise

Español	quilombo, cuentos, chorradas
Português	reclamação, bagunça, barulho, fuzuê, auê
Français	histoires
Deutsch	Wirbel, Theater, Geschrei
Italiano	rumore, baccano, chiasso
Ελληνικά	φασαρία fasaría, σαματάς samatás
Română	indispoziție, zgomot, gălăgie
Русский	шум šum, представле́ние predstavlénije

noun an exhibition of affection or admiration

Deutsch	ein Fass aufmachen
Italiano	scalpore, entusiasmo
Română	entuziasm

verb to be very worried or excited about something, often too much

Français	s’agiter, s’empresser
Italiano	agitarsi, affannarsi, scalmanarsi
Ελληνικά	ανησυχώ anisychó
Română	agita, frământa
Русский	суети́ться sujetítʹsja, переживать pereživatʹ

verb to fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust; to worry something

Français	tracasser
Deutsch	fummeln
Italiano	scocciare, agitarsi, seccare
Ελληνικά	πειράζω peirázo
Română	fâțâi, foi
Русский	возиться vozitʹsja

verb to show affection for

Deutsch	verrückt sein (nach)

verb to pet

Deutsch	streicheln
Ελληνικά	χαϊδεύω chaïdévo

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@misc{fuss_2026,
  title = {fuss},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fuss},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}