fuss vs scruple

fuss and scruple both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fuss	Yes	No	Yes	No
scruple	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, scruple is a hyponym of fuss; that is, scruple is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fuss:

Other hyponyms of fuss include dither, flap, pother.

fuss (noun)	scruple (noun)
a rapid active commotion	an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
a quarrel about petty points	uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety)
an angry disturbance	a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
an excited state of agitation

fuss (verb)	scruple (verb)
worry unnecessarily or excessively	have doubts about
care for like a mother	raise scruples
	hesitate on moral grounds