/kʌmowˈʃʌn/ - [kumowshun] - com•mo•tion
We found 11 definitions of commotion from 5 different sources.
NounPlural: commotions |
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commotion - the act of making a noisy disturbance | ||
din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult | ||
disturbance the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion | ||
commotion - a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" | ||
disturbance, disruption, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle | ||
disorder a disturbance of the peace or of public order | ||
turmoil, convulsion, upheaval a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval | ||
earthquake shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity | ||
incident a single distinct event | ||
stir, splash emotional agitation and excitement | ||
tempest, storm (literary) a violent wind; "a tempest swept over the island" | ||
storm center, storm centre the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm | ||
commotion - confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits" | ||
whirl | ||
motion, movement the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" |