Entry Word: fret

Function: noun

Meaning: a state of nervous or irritated concern <one of my customers always gets into a fret if Iʼm so much as 15 minutes late delivering his newspaper>

Synonyms dither, fluster, fuss, huff, lather, pother, stew, tizzy, twitter

Related Words dudgeon, pique; alarm, panic; ado, agitation, delirium, distraction, furor, hysteria, uproar; nervous breakdown