Pother

A state of agitated confusion or commotion, often involving a great deal of unnecessary fuss or worry. It can also refer to a noisy disturbance or a pointless effort expended on something of little importance. It frequently suggests an environment where things are disorganized, chaotic, and filled with heightened emotional responses. This can apply to both physical and mental states.

Pother meaning with examples

• The children's disagreement rapidly escalated into a pother, with tears, shouts, and slammed doors, all over who got the last cookie. The parents wished they could escape it all.
• The town was in a pother when a rumor spread about a proposed development that would change the character of the area. People felt passionately on both sides.
• She found herself in a pother trying to prepare for her unexpected visit. She needed to clean the whole house and still had to go shopping.
• The media created a pother around the politician's minor gaffe, turning a simple mistake into a major scandal and the politician wondered what would happen to him.
• After the power outage, a pother of complaints filled the customer service lines as people struggled with broken appliances, which caused a general feeling of dread.