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English

Etymology


Pronunciation


Noun

  1. A state of turbulent motion.
  2. An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.


Translations

  • Kurdish:

et:commotion fa:commotion fr:commotion io:commotion it:commotion hu:commotion pl:commotion pt:commotion ru:commotion fi:commotion ta:commotion te:commotion vi:commotion zh:commotion

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English

Noun

An agitate|agitated disturbance or a hubbub.

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Commotion \Com*mo"tion\, n. [L. commotio: cf. F. commotion. See
Motion.]
1. Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.
[1913 Webster]

[What] commotion in the winds ! --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

2. A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot.
[1913 Webster]

When ye shall hear of wars and commotions. --Luke
xxi. 9.
[1913 Webster]

3. Agitation, perturbation, or disorder, of mind; heat;
excitement. "He could not debate anything without some
commotion." --Clarendon.

Syn: Excitement; agitation; perturbation; disturbance;
tumult; disorder; violence.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet commotion
n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the
furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance,
disruption, stir, flutter, hurly burly, to-do,
hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle]
2: the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: din, ruction,
ruckus, rumpus, tumult]
3: confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a
commotion of people fought for the exits" [syn: whirl]
Moby Dictionary
Bedlam let loose , ado , agitation , annoyance , bedlam , blast ,
bluster , bobbery , boil , boiling , bother , botheration , brawl , broil ,
brouhaha , burst , bustle , cacophony , chaos , charivari , chirm , churn ,
clamor , clangor , clap , clatter , coil , communal , confusion ,
conjoint , conjunct , conturbation , convulsion , din , discomposure ,
discord , disorder , disquiet , disquietude , disturbance , dither ,
donnybrook , donnybrook fair , drunken brawl , dustup , ebullience ,
ebullition , eddy , effervescence , embroilment , excitement ,
fanaticism , feery-fary , ferment , fermentation , fever , feverishness ,
fidgetiness , fidgets , fit , flap , flurry , fluster , flutter ,
flutteration , flutteriness , foment , fomentation , foofaraw , fracas ,
free-for-all , frenzy , fume , furor , furore , fury , fuss , fussiness ,
hassle , hell broke loose , helter-skelter , howl , hubbub ,
hue and cry , hullabaloo , hurly-burly , hurrah , hurry , hurry-scurry ,
inquietude , insurgence , insurrection , irritation , jangle , jitters ,
joint , jumpiness , lather , loud noise , maelstrom , malaise , melee ,
moil , mutiny , mutual , nerviness , nervosity , nervousness , noise ,
noise and shouting , outcry , pandemonium , passion , pell-mell ,
perturbation , pother , public , racket , rage , rampage , rattle ,
rebellion , restlessness , revolt , rhubarb , riot , roar , roil ,
rough-and-tumble , roughhouse , rout , row , ruckus , ruction , ruffle ,
rumble , rumpus , scramble , seethe , seething , shared , shindig ,
shindy , shivaree , spasm , spurt , stew , stir , storm , storminess ,
strain , sweat , swirl , swirling , tempestuousness , tension , thunder ,
thunderclap , tintamarre , to-do , trepidation , trepidity , trouble ,
tumult , tumultuation , tumultuousness , turbidity , turbulence ,
turmoil , twitter , unease , unquiet , unrest , upheaval , uprising ,
uproar , upset , upturn , vexation , vortex , whirl , wildness ,
yeastiness , zeal , zealousness


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