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kerfuffle

/kəˈfʌf.əl/

/kərˈfʌf.əl/

Translations

kerfufflenoun

kerfuffles

/kəˈfʌf.əl/

/kərˈfʌf.əl/

суматоха

There was a kerfuffle in the office when the news broke.

В офисе была суматоха, когда пришли новости.

Additional translations

Synonyms

kerfuffleverb

kerfuffled

Past Simple

kerfuffled

Past Participle

kerfuffling

Gerund

/kəˈfʌf.əl/

/kərˈfʌf.əl/

Informal verb use, both transitive and intransitive, meaning ‘to fluster or agitate’.

Synonyms

cause a commotion

stir up

make a fuss

fuss

Definitions

kerfufflenoun

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.