nnoun.statean excited state of agitationSynset:dither flap fuss tizzy
Examples:- he was in a dither
- there was a terrible flap about the theft
Derivationally Related Form:flappotherfussdither
Hypernyms:agitation
Inherited Hypernyms:ditheragitationpsychological stateconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
vverb.emotionmake upset or troubledDerivationally Related Form:pother
Hypernyms:agitate charge charge up commove excite rouse turn on
Inherited Hypernyms:potheragitatedisturbaffect
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The bad news will --- him (apply to: pother)
vverb.emotionmake a fuss; be agitatedSynset:dither flap
Derivationally Related Form:flappotherdither
Hypernyms:fret fuss niggle
Inherited Hypernyms:ditherfussworry
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP