commotion

Noun

Meaning

Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.

A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot.

Agitation, perturbation, or disorder, of mind; heat; excitement.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

disturbance tumult din rumpus violence disorder disruption excitement agitation perturbation flutter to-do ruckus kerfuffle hoo-ha

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Antonyms

concord pax amendment deliverance hush system

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Hypernyms

movement motion disorder disturbance

Hyponyms

ado tempest incident storm earthquake turmoil

Phrases with the word

cause a commotion civil commotion cause commotion make commotion raise a commotion avoid commotion

Examples

he was caught up in a whirl of work Source: Internet

a commotion of people fought for the exits Source: Internet

they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused Source: Internet

According to Mutala, the relatives failed to cool down and commotion started at around 2 PM. Source: Internet

All this commotion started when Love was a guest on show and mentioned East while airing his grievances with fellow comedian Katt Williams. Source: Internet

Amid the commotion during the Question Hour, and when the Speaker adjourned the House for half an hour, the Congress members were seen fighting amongst themselves. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

commotal commote commotio cordis commotion lotion commotional commove