Commotion

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A condition of turbulent motion.
  • n. An agitated disturbance; a hubbub: heard a commotion in the hall.
  • n. Civil disturbance or insurrection; disorder.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A state of turbulent motion.
  • n. An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
  • n. sexual excitement
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.
  • n. A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot.
  • n. Agitation, perturbation, or disorder, of mind; heat; excitement.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A violent movement or agitation: as. the commotion of the sea.
  • n. Hence Tumult of people; political or social disturbance; turbulence; disorder; sedition; insurrection.
  • n. Mental agitation; perturbation; disorder of mind; excitement.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a disorderly outburst or tumult
  • n. the act of making a noisy disturbance
  • n. confused movement
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    movement    motion   
    Cross Reference
    agitation   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    excitement    disturbance    violence    disorder    tumult    perturbation    agitation    riot    heat    sea   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Laotian    Ocean    demotion    devotion    emotion    locomotion    lotion    motion    notion    ocean   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    uproar    tumult    stir    disturbance    clamour    hubbub    unrest    confusion    upheaval    outcry