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noun
1.
commotion; uproar.
2.
a heated discussion, debate, or argument; fuss; to-do.
3.
a choking or suffocating cloud, as of smoke or dust.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4.
to worry; bother.
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Origin:
1585–95; origin uncertain
1585–95; origin uncertain
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Word Origin & History
pother
c.1591, "disturbance, commotion," of unknown origin. Meaning "mental trouble" is from 1641; verb sense of "to fluster" is attested from 1692.
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