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commotion Definition

com·mo·tion (kə mō′s̸hən)

noun

  1. violent motion; turbulence
  2. a noisy rushing about; confusion; bustle
  3. Archaic a civil uprising
  4. Archaic mental agitation

Etymology: L commotio < commotus, pp. of commovere, to move, disturb < com-, together + movere, to move

commotion Synonyms

commotion

n.

disturbance, bustle, tumult, uproar; see confusion 2, disorder 2, disturbance 2, uproar.

commotion Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • hear: Waiting outside, her friend soon heard a huge commotion inside the hall, followed by loud applause.
  • cause: There's hours of fun to be had causing a commotion at the depths of the Ocean!
  • create: Their arrival in the capital created a commotion which greatly worried Bonner.
  • see: Nearing the entrance I saw a commotion over by Hydroponics.
  • make: In certain seasons of the year, chiefly between October and March, these birds make fearful commotion in their retreat.
  • notice: Harry looked down into the crowd and noticed a commotion.

Converse of subject

  • wake: The second maid had been woken by the commotion and also went to look at her master.
  • draw: My attention was drawn by commotion this bird caused among the three perching Wood Pigeons.

Adjective modifier

  • civil: Middle Earth's recent history has been a model of peace, without external wars or civil commotion.
  • huge: Waiting outside, her friend soon heard a huge commotion inside the hall, followed by loud applause.
  • great: In our absence from the scene a great commotion had taken place.
  • much: Rarely had David Dimbleby been faced by so much commotion during the first 15 minutes of a local election results program.
  • considerable: Back at the road, there was a considerable commotion, presumably created by a predator, maybe a hawk of some kind.
  • general: In 1536 there was a general commotion, and much hope for the future.

Modifies a noun

  • outside: Commotion outside: there are armed Police just down the road, surrounding a house on the opposite side.
  • downstairs: Suddenly a commotion downstairs made the master thief pause.

Preposition: in

  • yard: The gate was locked and padlocked, so how could there be a commotion in the yard?
  • street: One morning I awoke to an unusual commotion in the streets.
  • tree: There is soon a commotion in the tree as all sorts of mobsters move in to noisily scold the owl.

Preposition: of

  • world: The swallow flies across the sea, as the truly penitent long to quit the sorrows and commotions of this world.