/euh dooh"/ , n.
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
[ 1250-1300; ME (north) at do, a phrase equiv. to at to ( at with the inf.) + do DO 1 ]
Syn . flurry; confusion, upset, excitement; hubbub, noise, turmoil. ADO, TO-DO, COMMOTION, STIR, TUMULT suggest a great deal of fuss and noise. ADO implies a confused bustle of activity, a considerable emotional upset, and a great deal of talking: Much Ado About Nothing. TO-DO, now more commonly used, may mean merely excitement and noise and may be pleasant or unpleasant: a great to-do over a movie star.
COMMOTION suggests a noisy confusion and babble: commotion at the scene of an accident. STIR suggests excitement and noise, with a hint of emotional cause: The report was followed by a tremendous stir in the city. TUMULT suggests disorder with noise and violence: a tumult as the mob stormed the Bastille.
Ant . calm, peace, tranquillity.