kerfuffle

UK
/kəˈfʌf.əl/
US
/kərˈfʌf.əl/

Übersetzungen

kerfufflesubstantiv
kerfuffles
Pl.
UK
/kəˈfʌf.əl/
US
/kərˈfʌf.əl/
There was a kerfuffle in the office when the news broke.
В офисе была суматоха, когда пришли новости.
kerfuffleverb
kerfuffled
Präteritum
kerfuffled
Partizip Perfekt
kerfuffling
Gerundium
UK
/kəˈfʌf.əl/
US
/kərˈfʌf.əl/
Informal verb use, both transitive and intransitive, meaning ‘to fluster or agitate’.
Synonyme
cause a commotion
stir up
make a fuss

Definitionen

kerfufflesubstantiv
A commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views.
There was a bit of a kerfuffle in the office when the new policy was announced.
kerfuffleverb
To confuse, fluster, or agitate (someone); also, intransitive: to become disordered or agitated.
The abrupt change of schedule kerfuffled the entire team.