Thesaurus: commotion

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1. n. Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.
2. n. A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot.
3. n. Agitation, perturbation, or disorder, of mind; heat; excitement.
4. n. a disorderly outburst or tumult
5. n. the act of making a noisy disturbance
6. n. confused movement
7. 1. Disturbed or violent motion; agitation. [What] commotion in the winds! Shak. 2. A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot. When ye shall hear of wars and commotions. Luke xxi. 9. 3. Agitation, perturbation, or disorder, of mind; heat; excitement. "He could not debate anything without some commotion." Clarendon. Syn. -- Excitement; agitation; perturbation; disturbance; tumult; disorder; violence.
8. n:100 n. the act of making a noisy disturbance