Fuss

//fʌs//

Synonyms for "fuss" (422 found)

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Translations

149 translations across 22 languages.

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Bulgarian

4 entries
  • врява noun (a complaint or noise)
  • суетене noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • шетня noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • шум noun (a complaint or noise)

Catalan

4 entries
  • aldarull noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • brogit noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • cridòria noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • gatzara noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)

Czech

1 entries
  • povyk noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)

Finnish

4 entries
  • hämminki noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • hössötys noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • ihastelu noun (an exhibition of affection or admiration)
  • metakka noun (a complaint or noise)

French

4 entries
  • agitation noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • histoires noun (a complaint or noise)
  • s’agiter verb (to be very worried or excited about something, often too much)
  • s’empresser verb (to be very worried or excited about something, often too much)

Galician

1 entries
  • barullo noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)

German

4 entries
  • Aufstand noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • Gehabe noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • Geschrei noun (a complaint or noise)
  • Lärm noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)

Greek

4 entries
  • αναμπουμπούλα noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • αναστάτωση noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • αναταραχή noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • σαματάς noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • balhé noun (a complaint or noise)
  • botrány noun (a complaint or noise)
  • fakszni noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • felhajtás noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)

Irish

1 entries
  • fothragadh noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)

Italian

4 entries
  • baccano noun (a complaint or noise)
  • chiasso noun (a complaint or noise)
  • confusione noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • daffare noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)

Māori

3 entries
  • amuamu noun (a complaint or noise)
  • kōamuamu noun (a complaint or noise)
  • utiuti noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • kjas noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • تتیزلنمك verb (to be ill-humoured)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Kracheel noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)

Polish

3 entries
  • przejmować się verb (to be very worried or excited about something, often too much)
  • przeżywać verb (to be very worried or excited about something, often too much)
  • srać się (vulg) verb (to be very worried or excited about something, often too much)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • auê noun (a complaint or noise)
  • bagunça noun (a complaint or noise)
  • barulho noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • barulho noun (a complaint or noise)

Romanian

4 entries
  • agitație noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • entuziasm noun (an exhibition of affection or admiration)
  • freamăt noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • frământare noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)

Russian

4 entries
  • представле́ние noun (a complaint or noise)
  • суета́ noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • сумато́ха noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • сыр-бор noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)

Spanish

4 entries
  • alharaca noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • aspaviento noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • chorradas noun (a complaint or noise)
  • cuentos noun (a complaint or noise)

Turkish

3 entries
  • telaş noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • velvele noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)
  • yaygara noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)

Welsh

1 entries
  • ffwdan noun (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something)

Sample sentences

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What trifles are you making a great fuss about?

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Stop making a fuss over nothing.

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What are you making all the fuss about?

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Don't make a fuss about trifles.

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