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KERFUFFLE Synonyms

There are 21 synonyms of the word kerfuffle. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word kerfuffle. (close relations)
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fracas
nounn
noun

• noisy quarrel

commotion
nounn
noun

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

• the act of making a noisy disturbance

• confused movement

disturbance
nounn
noun

• activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption

• an unhappy and worried mental state

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

• a noisy fight

• the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

• (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness

• electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

chaos
nounn
noun

• (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe

• a state of extreme confusion and disorder

• the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos

• (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions

hullabaloo
nounn
noun

• disturbance usually in protest

pandemonium
nounn
noun

• a state of extreme confusion and disorder

ruckus
nounn
noun

• the act of making a noisy disturbance

tumult
nounn
noun

• a state of commotion and noise and confusion

• violent agitation

• the act of making a noisy disturbance

turmoil
nounn
noun

• a violent disturbance

• violent agitation

• disturbance usually in protest

uproar
nounn
noun

• a state of commotion and noise and confusion

• loud confused noise from many sources

brouhaha
nounn
noun

• loud confused noise from many sources

• a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits

hubbub
nounn
noun

• loud confused noise from many sources

mess
nounn
noun

• a state of confusion and disorderliness

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• soft semiliquid food

• a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel

• a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

verb

• eat in a mess hall

• make a mess of or create disorder in

racket
nounn
noun

• a loud and disturbing noise

• an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit

• the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience

• a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games

verb

• celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities

• make loud and annoying noises

• hit (a ball) with a racket

hullaballoo
nounn
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disruption
nounn
noun

• an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

• an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity

• the act of causing disorder

flutter
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of moving back and forth

• abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

• the motion made by flapping up and down

verb

• move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

• move back and forth very rapidly

• flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements

• beat rapidly

• wink briefly

hoo-ha
nounn
noun

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

hoo-hah
nounn
noun

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

hurly burly
nounn
noun

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

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Alternatives for FRACAS

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