acted up
Made a fuss
Acted up is the past tense of act up, meaning to misbehave or malfunction.
Children act up when they're overtired: The kids acted up all through dinner.
Machines and body parts act up when they work erratically: My knee acted up during the hike.
The phrase suggests recurring trouble rather than complete failure.
Minor system fault
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- failureLack of success
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- fritzState of disrepair
hiccup · faulty · error · crash · stall · overheat · short-circuit · unresponsive
Mildly disobedient
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
- disobedientRefusing to follow orders
- unrulyDifficult to control
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
rowdy · disorderly · tantrum · bratty · defiant · rebellious · wilful · cheeky
Indicators of disease
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- relapseReturn to former illness
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- episodeSerialized content unit
aggravated · worsened · irritated · chronic · condition · pain · arthritis · allergies
glitch
Minor system fault
fritz · hiccup · faulty · error · crash · stall · overheat · short-circuit · unresponsive · conked out
naughty
Mildly disobedient
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
- disobedientRefusing to follow orders
- unrulyDifficult to control
mischievous · rowdy · disorderly · tantrum · bratty · defiant · rebellious · wilful · cheeky · sassy
symptoms
Indicators of disease
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- relapseReturn to former illness
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
episode · aggravated · worsened · irritated · chronic · condition · pain · arthritis · allergies · asthma