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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

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