tracasserie
/ (trəˈkæsərɪ) /
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noun
a turmoil; annoyance
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Word Origin for tracasserie
from French, from tracasser to fuss about
Words nearby tracasserie
TRA, trabeated, trabecula, trabs, Trabzon, tracasserie, trace, traceable, trace element, trace fossil, traceless
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How to use tracasserie in a sentence
She and Lady Granville seem to have had a fine tracasserie at Paris.
Miss Eden's Letters|Emily EdenThe women I understand pretty well, and rare tracasserie there is among them—they are perfectly feminine in that respect at least.
Charlotte Bronte and Her Circle|Clement K. Shorter