carrying-on
Making a scene
Carrying-on is disruptive or inappropriate behavior, often noisy or dramatic: I've had enough of this carrying-on.
The plural carryings-on typically suggests scandalous or improper conduct: The neighbors whispered about her carryings-on with the married doctor.
Both forms carry a tone of disapproval.
Improper professional behavior
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
- foolishnessUnwise conduct
- mischiefPlayful troublesome behavior
rowdiness · naughtiness · unruliness · horseplay · tomfoolery · tantrums · outbursts · impropriety
Uncontrollable emotional outburst
- wailingProlonged mournful crying
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- lamentingExpressing passionate grief
- moaningProlonged sound of distress
crying · melodrama · histrionics · overwrought · blubbering · weeping · outpouring · breakdown
Agitated, unnecessary concern
- ruckusNoisy, disruptive commotion
- uproarNoisy public disturbance
- hullabalooNoisy uproar or fuss
- racketUproar, scam, or paddle
disturbance · scene · spectacle · theatrics · drama · brouhaha · pandemonium · chaos
Forceful toss, or tryst
- liaisonConnector between groups
- dallianceBrief, casual romance
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
cheating · romance · tryst · involvement · entanglement · indiscretion · rendezvous · philandering
misconduct
Improper professional behavior
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
- foolishnessUnwise conduct
mischief · rowdiness · naughtiness · unruliness · horseplay · tomfoolery · tantrums · outbursts · impropriety · indiscretion
hysterics
Uncontrollable emotional outburst
moaning · crying · melodrama · histrionics · overwrought · blubbering · weeping · outpouring · breakdown · fit
fuss
Agitated, unnecessary concern
- ruckusNoisy, disruptive commotion
- uproarNoisy public disturbance
- hullabalooNoisy uproar or fuss
racket · disturbance · scene · spectacle · theatrics · drama · brouhaha · pandemonium · chaos · tumult
fling
Forceful toss, or tryst
- liaisonConnector between groups
- dallianceBrief, casual romance
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
adultery · cheating · romance · tryst · involvement · entanglement · indiscretion · rendezvous · philandering · flirtation
carrying-oncomposure
Emotional self-control
calm · restraint · self-control · equanimity · poise
carrying-onpropriety
Correctness of conduct
decency · respectability · good behavior · decorum · seemliness
carry, carrying, carries, carried, carrier, carriers, carriage, carriages