commotion
violent or tumultuous motion; agitation; noisy disturbance: What's all the commotion in the hallway?
political or social disturbance or upheaval; sedition; insurrection.
Origin of commotion
1synonym study For commotion
Other words for commotion
Other words from commotion
- com·mo·tion·al, adjective
- com·mo·tive, adjective
Words Nearby commotion
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How to use commotion in a sentence
Apparently she had heard the commotion and made her way down from the third floor of the four-story townhouse.
And you go on this boat because of all the hype and the commotion around it, and the boat is sinking.
A commotion has erupted in one of the dressing rooms, sparing me more reminiscences from Tyrone.
The Stacks: The Neville Brothers Stake Their Claim as Bards of the Bayou | John Ed Bradley | April 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSomeone from the nearby Choir Geek table hears the commotion, looks up, and sees me sitting at the most popular table at school.
How to Be Popular, ’50s Style: ‘Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek’ | Maya Van Wagenen | April 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs I was turning carelessly away, a slight commotion in the group of curious loiterers around the gates attracted my attention.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
At this moment an extraordinary commotion began among the watches.
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. CarrylThe embryo can be located by the commotion which its active motion produces among the corpuscles.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThen such a din and commotion you never heard nor saw, even on the glorious Fourth of July.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeIncessant bugle-calls from the natives added to the commotion, and thousands of Chinese crowded into the Chinese Consulate.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanIndeed, the arrival of the American volunteers under these distressing circumstances produced a fresh commotion in Yloilo.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
British Dictionary definitions for commotion
/ (kəˈməʊʃən) /
violent disturbance; upheaval
political insurrection; disorder
a confused noise; din
Origin of commotion
1Derived forms of commotion
- commotional, adjective
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Other Idioms and Phrases with commotion
see cause a commotion.
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