fuss meaning and definition

FUSS noun

Definition of fuss (noun)

1. an excited state of agitation
   • "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
   • synonyms: dither, flap, pother, tizzy
2. an angry disturbance
   • "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
   • synonyms: bother, hassle, trouble
3. a quarrel about petty points
   • synonyms: bicker, bickering, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff
4. a rapid active commotion
   • synonyms: ado, bustle, flurry, hustle, stir

FUSS verb

Definition of fuss (verb)

1. worry unnecessarily or excessively
   • "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
   • synonyms: fret, niggle
2. care for like a mother
   • "She fusses over her husband"
   • synonyms: mother, overprotect