Let the great gods, / That keep this dreadful pother o’er our heads, / Find out their enemies now.
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Pother
//ˈpʌðə//
Synonyms for "pother" (243 found)
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Closest matches (49)
Strong matches (73)
confusiondazedazzledevildilemmadiscombobulatediscombobulationdiscomfitdiscomfiturediscommodediscomposediscomposuredisconcertdisconcertednessdisconcertiondisconcertmentdismaydisorderdisorganizationdisorganize
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disorientdisorientationdistemperdistressdisturbdisturbancedogdonnybrookdonnybrook fairdrive up the walldustupembarrassembarrassmentembroilmentenigmaentangleexasperateexasperationexercisefashfeery-faryfermentfidgetinessfitfixflapflummoxflurryflusterflusterationflustrationflutterflutterinessfogfoofarawfracasfree-for-allfrenzyfretfuddlefuddlementfurorefussfussinessgetgripeharassharry
Related words (121)
hasslehazehecklehectorhelter skelterhelter-skelterhoundhubbubhullabaloohurly burlyhurly-burlyhurryinconvenienceirkjamjumblelathermaelstrommazemelee
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messmiffmistmix upmoidermolestmuddlemuddlementmysterynagneedlenettlenonplusnudzhpeevepell mellpell-mellperplexperplexitypersecuteperturbperturbationpesterpickpick onpicklepiqueplagueplightpluck the beardpredicamentproblemprovokepuckerput output to itpuzzlepuzzlementquandaryracketraise hellrampagerattlerestlessnessriddleriderileriotroilrough-and-tumbleroughhouserowruckusructionrufflerumpusrushscramblescrapeshindyshufflespasmspurtstewstirstormsweatswirlswivetteasethrow into confusiontizzyto doto-dotormenttroubletry the patiencetumultturbulenceturmoiltweak the nosetwittertwitterationunassurednessunquietunsettleunsettlementuproarupsetvexvortexwhirlwhirlpoolwhirlwindworry
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Translations
6 translations across 3 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- смут noun (a commotion, a tempest)
- суматоха noun (a commotion, a tempest)
Polish
1 entries- rwetes noun (a commotion, a tempest)
Russian
3 entries- волне́ние noun (a commotion, a tempest)
- сумато́ха noun (a commotion, a tempest)
- шу́м noun (a commotion, a tempest)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
(name of the article) Flight Of Hess Causes Pother Among Germans
Source: wiktionary
After some years there came a time when the Queen seemed to be ill and there was a great deal of bustle and pother about her in the castle and doctors came and the courtiers whispered.
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