commotion
A commotion is a noisy disturbance. If you’re trying to quietly concentrate on reading this, you wouldn’t want the person next to you to cause a commotion, or it would distract you.
Commotion, which comes from the Middle French word commocion, means “violent motion, agitation.” It can be a disorderly outburst or disruption, like someone yelling in the street at night, or five people arguing about someone talking on a cellphone while a play is being performed in front of them. Commotion can also describe out-of-control movement, like people pushing and shoving to get to the front row of a concert.
Definitions of commotion
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a disorderly outburst or tumult
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synonyms:
disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do-
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convulsion, turmoil, upheaval
a violent disturbance
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earthquake
a disturbance that is extremely disruptive
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incident
a public disturbance
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splash, stir
a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
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maelstrom, storm, tempest
a violent commotion or disturbance
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storm center, storm centre
a center of trouble or disturbance
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garboil, tumult, tumultuousness, uproar
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
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combustion
a state of violent disturbance and excitement
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type of:
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disorder
a disturbance of the peace or of public order
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the act of making a noisy disturbance
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confused movement
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