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Nouns

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

Verbs

• (v) worry unnecessarily or excessively
  • don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now
  fret, niggle,
• (v) care for like a mother
  • She fusses over her husband
  mother, overprotect,

Synonyms

dither pother tizzy flap fret niggle mother overprotect bother hassle trouble bicker bickering pettifoggery spat squabble tiff ado bustle flurry hustle stir

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