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commotion

noun

1 commotion

A disorderly outburst or tumult.

synonyms: disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do.

Roget 315: agitation, stir, tremor, shake, ripple, jog, jolt, jar, jerk, shock, succussion, trepidation, quiver, quaver, ... show more

Roget 713: disagreement etc. 24; discord, disaccord, dissidence, dissonance; jar, clash, shock; jarring, jostling etc. v.; ... show more

Dutch: drukte, tumult, beroering, commotie, consternatie, deining, fermentatie, herrie, keet, onrust ... show more

2 commotion

The act of making a noisy disturbance.

synonyms: din, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, tumult.

Dutch: Ruckus, herrie, commotie, beroering, geschil, geraas

3 commotion

Confused movement:
— A commotion of people fought for the exits.

synonym: whirl.


Moby thesaurus: Bedlam let loose, ado, agitation, annoyance, bedlam, blast, bluster, bobbery, boil, boiling, bother, botheration, brawl, broil, brouhaha, burst, bustle, cacophony, chaos, charivari ... show more.

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