uproar, noise; confusion, pandemonium; stifling smoke or dust
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Pother Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To harass and perplex; to worry.
To harass and perplex; to worry.
(v. i.)
To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.
To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.
(n.)
Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutBustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother.
pother
\poth"er\ (?), n. [cf. d. peuteren to rummage, poke. cf. potter, pudder.] bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother. [written also potter, and pudder.] "what a pother and stir!" --oldham. "coming on with a terrible pother."
pother
\poth"er\, v. i. to make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.
pother
\poth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. pothered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. pothering.] to harass and perplex; to worry. "pothers and wearies himself."
pother
n : an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" [syn: dither, fuss, tizzy, flap]
v
1. make upset or troubled
2. make a fuss; be agitated [syn: dither, flap]
Noun
1. an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
(synonym) dither, fuss, tizzy, flap
(hypernym) agitation
Verb
1. make upset or troubled
(hypernym) agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up
(derivation) dither, fuss, tizzy, flap
2. make a fuss; be agitated
(synonym) dither, flap
(hypernym) fuss, niggle, fret
(derivation) dither, fuss, tizzy, flap
Pother Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Annoyance is an unpleasant mental state that is characterized by such effects as irritation and distraction from one's conscious thinking. It can lead to emotions such as frustration and anger. The property of being easily annoyed is called petulance.
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