1 a : a noisy disturbance : BUSTLE, COMMOTION *the pother of city traffic* b : a vocal stir or controversy over a trivial or minor matter : FUSS *the lack of storage facilities about which so much pother was emitted during the campaign Raymond Moley* *this pother over a small point B.T.Ellis* *the great pother raised by civil service reform back in the 1880's W.G.Carleton*
2 : a choking cloud or condition of dust or smoke *rushed off in a terrific haste and pother of dust Arnold Bennett*
3 : a state of agitating worry or concern : TURMOIL, STEW
synonyms see STIR