大騒ぎ|おおさわぎoosawagi[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbclamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor何でもないことに大騒ぎするのはやめなさい。↗Stop making a fuss over nothing.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 大騒ぎする(おおさわぎする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 大騒ぎします(おおさわぎします) |
| Negative (nai) | 大騒ぎしない(おおさわぎしない) |
| polite (masen) | 大騒ぎしません(おおさわぎしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 大騒ぎせず・大騒ぎせぬ(おおさわぎせず・おおさわぎせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 大騒ぎした(おおさわぎした) |
| polite (mashita) | 大騒ぎしました(おおさわぎしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 大騒ぎしなかった(おおさわぎしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 大騒ぎしませんでした(おおさわぎしませんでした) |
| Te form | 大騒ぎして(おおさわぎして) |
| Potential | 大騒ぎできる(おおさわぎできる) |
| Passive | 大騒ぎされる(おおさわぎされる) |
| Causative | 大騒ぎさせる(おおさわぎさせる) |
| Causative passive | 大騒ぎさせられる(おおさわぎさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 大騒ぎすれば(おおさわぎすれば) |
| tara | 大騒ぎしたら(おおさわぎしたら) |
| Volitional | 大騒ぎしよう(おおさわぎしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 大騒ぎしましょう(おおさわぎしましょう) |
| Imperative | 大騒ぎしろ(おおさわぎしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym騒ぎさわぎNeutralA general word for a noisy commotion or disturbance; 「大騒ぎ」 adds scale — a big uproar that spreads and gets everyone talking.
- Synonymバカ騒ぎばかさわぎCasualColloquial: wild, rowdy revelry or horseplay. 「大騒ぎ」 can also cover the fuss over an incident, not just partying.
- Related騒動そうどうWrittenWritten: a disturbance or uproar over some affair, as in 「お家騒動」. 「大騒ぎ」 is the more colloquial word.
- Related波乱はらんWrittenWritten: turbulence or ups and downs in the course of events, as in 「波乱万丈」. 「大騒ぎ」 is a momentary clamour.
- Related喧騒けんそうWrittenWritten: the din of a crowded place, as in 「都会の喧騒」 or 「会場の喧騒」. 「大騒ぎ」 is a one-off fuss that gets blown up.
- Related動乱どうらんWrittenWritten: large-scale social unrest, even war. 「大騒ぎ」 is a temporary clamour.
- Related混乱こんらんNeutralDisorder or confusion — things out of order, with no one necessarily making noise. 「大騒ぎ」 is a loud fuss, including an uproar over news.
- Related動揺どうようNeutralAgitation of minds or a shaky situation, as in 「動揺を隠せない」; common in everyday speech too. 「大騒ぎ」 stresses outward commotion.
- Related騒乱そうらんWrittenWritten: a riot or disturbance that disrupts public order. 「大騒ぎ」 is milder and usually free of violence.
- RelatedがやがやCasualColloquial onomatopoeia for a hubbub of voices. 「大騒ぎ」 describes the commotion as a whole.
- Related暴動ぼうどうWrittenWritten: a mob uprising with violence and destruction. 「大騒ぎ」 need not involve violence.
- RelatedどよめきWrittenWritten: a stir or murmur rippling through a crowd. 「大騒ぎ」 is overall clamour and commotion.
- Related紛擾ふんじょうWrittenWritten: strife and turmoil, mostly international or social disputes. 「大騒ぎ」 is the more everyday word.
- Related擾乱じょうらんWrittenWritten: disruption or interference, also atmospheric disturbance. 「大騒ぎ」 centres on noisy commotion.
- Related騒擾そうじょうWrittenWritten legal term for disturbing public order. 「大騒ぎ」 is the everyday word.
- Antonym静寂せいじゃくWrittenWritten: deep, utter stillness — the opposite of the noisy 「大騒ぎ」.
- Antonym平穏へいおんWrittenWritten: calm and untroubled, as in 「平穏な日々」 — the opposite of 「大騒ぎ」.
Use 「大騒ぎ」 for a big, widespread uproar or commotion, as in 「大騒ぎになる」. For ordinary noise or a disturbance use 「騒ぎ」; for wild revelry, 「バカ騒ぎ」; for a major disturbance, 「騒動」; for the din and bustle of crowds, 「喧騒」. 「静寂」 is the opposite. The other written terms cover unrest (「動乱」「騒乱」「暴動」), turbulence (「波乱」), agitation (「動揺」) and the like.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


