making a fuss

Related
  • commotionNoisy, confused disturbance
  • uproarNoisy public disturbance
  • tantrumUncontrolled display of frustration
  • dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
  • fussingAnxious, trivial agitation

whining · complaining · scene · outburst · hubbub · ruckus · brouhaha · kerfuffle · hullabaloo · stink · hoopla · ado · bother · nitpicking · fretting · overwrought · melodrama · hysterics

Opposites
attitude toward difficulties

making a fussgrinning and bearing it

Enduring discomfort with feigned cheerfulness

letting it go · sucking it up · acquiescing · soldiering on · suffering in silence

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