kerfuffle

[ker-fuhf-uhl] / kərˈfʌf əl /

NOUN

fuss; commotion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commotion disorder disruption disturbance

STRONG

brouhaha convulsion fracas melee row splash tumult upheaval

WEAK

chaos fiasco unrest

Antonyms

STRONGEST

order

WEAK

calm peacefulness tranquility

Example Sentences

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Let me explain this silly kerfuffle for the blessedly uninformed.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government is describing the dispute as a contracting disagreement, a kerfuffle over terms and deliverables.

From Barron's

I’m a part of the problem, too, yapping about this silly kerfuffle six months out.

From The Wall Street Journal

We have already witnessed an ice dance judging scandal and a curling kerfuffle featuring a cursing Canadian.

From The Wall Street Journal

What these kerfuffles share is that they are all caused by Britain’s economic anemia but, conspicuously, aren’t about any coherent agenda to reverse it.

From The Wall Street Journal