Kerfuffle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a disorderly outburst or tumult

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɜːfʌfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɜːfʌfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɜːfʌfəl/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɜːfʌfəl/.

Examples

they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hoo-ha flutter hoo-hah commotion disruption to-do disturbance hurly burly

Parts of Speech

noun	a disorderly outburst or tumult “they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused”

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

désordre

une explosion ou un tumulte désordonné

🇪🇸Spanish

alboroto

un estallido desordenado o tumulto

🇮🇹Italian

confusione

uno scoppio disordinato o tumulto

🇳🇱Dutch

rommel

een wanordelijke uitbarsting of tumult

🇵🇹Portuguese

confusão

uma explosão desordenada ou tumulto

🇷🇺Russian

суматоха

беспорядочный взрыв или суматоха

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कर्कश

एक अव्यवस्थित विस्फोट या हंगामा

🇮🇳Tamil

கர்ஃபுல்

ஒழுங்கற்ற வெடிப்பு அல்லது குழப்பம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కెర్ఫుఫుల్

క్రమరహితమైన విస్ఫోటనం లేదా గందరగోళం

🇮🇳Marathi

केरफुल

एक अव्यवस्थित उद्रेक किंवा गोंधळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેરફફલ

અવ્યવસ્થિત વિસ્ફોટ અથવા તોફાન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆರ್ಫಫಲ್

ಅವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ಪ್ರಕೋಪ ಅಥವಾ ಗಲಭೆ

🇵🇰Urdu

کرففل

ایک بے ترتیبی کا ہنگامہ یا ہنگامہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

混乱

无序的爆发或骚乱

🇯🇵Japanese

喧嘩

無秩序な爆発または騒動

🇰🇷Korean

커푸플

무질서한 폭발이나 소란

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lộn xộn

một sự bùng nổ hoặc hỗn loạn vô trật tự

🇹🇭Thai

เคอร์ฟเฟิล

การระเบิดหรือความวุ่นวายอย่างไม่เป็นระเบียบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

keributan

ledakan atau keributan yang tidak teratur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مشاجرة

فورة غير منظمة أو اضطراب

🇮🇷Persian

کرففل

طغیان یا غوغای بی نظم

🇹🇷Turkish

karışıklık

düzensiz bir patlama veya kargaşa

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The primary meaning of 'kerfuffle' is 'a disorderly outburst or tumult'.

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Using 'kerfuffle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'kerfuffle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'kerfuffle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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