Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - fuss
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n. & v. --n. 1 excited commotion, bustle, ostentatious or nervous activity. 2 a excessive concern about a trivial thing. b abundance of petty detail. 3 a sustained protest or dispute. 4 a person who fusses. --v. 1 intr. a make a fuss. b busy oneself restlessly with trivial things. c (often foll. by about, up and down) move fussily. 2 tr. agitate, worry. Phrases and idioms make a fuss complain vigorously. make a fuss of (or over) treat (a person or animal) with great or excessive attention. Derivatives fusser n. Etymology: 18th c.: perh. Anglo-Ir.
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I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1701 1. needless bustle or excitement, a show of flattering attention , 2. a state of agitation especially over a trivial matter, objection, protest, an often petty controversy or quarrel, II. verb Date: 1792 intransitive verb 1. to create or be in a state of restless activity, to pay close or undue attention to small details , 2. to become upset ; worry, to express annoyance or pique ; complain, transitive verb agitate, upset, ~er noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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