commotion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: commotion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for commotion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
commotion n a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" Synonym(s): disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to- do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle the act of making a noisy disturbance Synonym(s): commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits" Synonym(s): whirl, commotion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Commotion \Commo"tion\, n. [L. commotio: cf. F. commotion. See {Motion}.] 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. [bd]He could not debate anything without some commotion.[b8] --Clarendon. Syn: Excitement; agitation; perturbation; disturbance; tumult; disorder; violence.