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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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commotion Synonyms

commotion

n.

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


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commotion Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • hear: Waiting outside, her friend soon heard a huge commotion inside the hall, followed by loud applause.

Converse of subject

  • wake: The second maid had been woken by the commotion and also went to look at her master.

Adjective modifier

  • civil: Middle Earth's recent history has been a model of peace, without external wars or civil commotion.

Modifies a noun

  • outside: Commotion outside: there are armed Police just down the road, surrounding a house on the opposite side.

Preposition: in

  • yard: The gate was locked and padlocked, so how could there be a commotion in the yard?

Preposition: of

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