dither
1
8.0
- noun
- /ˈdɪðər/
:
inquietud
- She was in a dither over which dress to wear to the important event.
Examples
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But it is the immediate practical issues that have his congregants in a dither, issues like what in the dickens to do about services on Sunday?
Blog text (32) -
Your mother's all in a dither because of her social reputation.
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"And now he is all of a dither to make the house ready to receive her.
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Well, I expect Henry is in something of a dither right now.
Fiction book (1993) -
I'm really in a dither.
Fiction book (1993) -
Rose, you're in an awful dither tonight.
Fiction book (1991) -
I don't know what you're all in a dither about.
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"I'm sorry," the receptionist said, "with all the excitement, I've been in a dither."
Fiction book (1991) -
When universal suffrage arrived and our currency was liberated from gold in 1971, the money men went into a dither.
Blog text (2) -
My old Army buddy Charlie—who this time of year is hard to separate from his chainsaw—phoned recently in a dither over the news that the Environmental Protection Agency is turning its attention toward the air pollution caused by lawn mowers and other off-road gas-powered machinery.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
145
1.5
A lot of worry or complaint about something small
12
5.9
A short time of nervous worry and confusion
11
8.0
A nervous, excited feeling about something unimportant
4
8.6
Feeling very nervous and confused about something
3
5.5
A time when someone is unsure about a choice
2
8.5
Not being able to decide and changing your mind often
1
4.9
A short time of nervous confusion that makes you forget things
1
9.7
A feeling of worry that makes you restless and uneasy
1
8.1
Not able to make a firm decision and often changing their mind
1
9.9
A noisy fuss about something not important
Antonyms
How Agitated
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dither likely comes from an old sound word like didder that meant 'to tremble' or 'shake', so a dither is a state of nervous excitement or indecision.