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单词 fuss
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fuss

[ fuhs ]
/ fʌs /
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noun

an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
an argument or noisy dispute: They had a fuss about who should wash dishes.
a complaint or protest, especially about something relatively unimportant.

verb (used without object)

to make a fuss; make much ado about trifles: You'll never finish the job if you fuss over details.
to complain especially about something relatively unimportant.

verb (used with object)

to disturb, especially with trifles; annoy; bother.

Origin of fuss

First recorded in 1695–1705; origin uncertain

SYNONYMS FOR fuss

1 pother, to-do, stir, commotion.
6 pester.
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ANTONYMS FOR fuss

1 inactivity.
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OTHER WORDS FROM fuss

fusser, nounun·fussed, adjectiveun·fuss·ing, adjective

Words nearby fuss

fusocellular, fusor, fusospirillary gingivitis, fusospirochetal, fusospirochetal gingivitis, fuss, fuss and feathers, fussbox, fussbudget, fusspot, fussy
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British Dictionary definitions for fuss

fuss
/ (fʌs) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of fuss

fusser, noun

Word Origin for fuss

C18: of uncertain origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with fuss

fuss

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