Pother

Pronunciation: /ˈpɑðəɹ/

Pother (noun)

  1. A state of confusion or excitement, often causing unnecessary trouble or noise.

Examples

  • There was a pother about the missing documents.
  • There was a lot of pother about the new rules.

Common collocations: create a pother, cause a pother, pother about something, pother unnecessarily

Pother (verb)

  1. To make a fuss or worry about something that is not very important.

Examples

  • They tend to pother over small details.
  • Don't pother about small problems; they will pass.

Synonyms of Pother

Neutral

Antonyms of Pother

  • — Describes a state of tranquility, opposite of pother.
  • — Refers to the absence of noise, contrasting with pother.