An unsettled state or condition.
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > [noun] > instance of (47) viretotec1386 An unsettled state or condition. moving?a1439 A dispute. Obsolete. reela1450 Chiefly Scottish. A commotion, tumult; a noisy disturbance, uproar; (also) a crash; a peal. Now rare. Cf. reel, v.1 2. stir1487 Commotion, disturbance, tumult; general excitement; fuss. Now usually with a; the plural, now rare, was formerly common, esp. in the sense ‘publick… songa1500 Chiefly Scottish and English regional (Northumberland). A fuss or outcry. Often in to make a song about (also over). Cf. song and dance n. b at… pirrie1536 figurative. A violent disturbance or commotion; an outcry. Cf. storm, n. 3. Obsolete. hurly-burly1548 with a and plural. An instance of this. make-a-do1575 An uproar, a disturbance. confusions1599 plural. Disorders, commotions. the hunt is upa1625 Originally the hunt is up, name of an old song and its tune, sung or played to awaken huntsmen in the… In phrases denoting speech or action… ruffle1642 A disturbing cause or event; a disturbance of peace or tranquillity; a commotion. fuss1701 A bustle or commotion out of proportion to the occasion; a needless or excessive display of concern about anything; ostentatious or officious… fraction1721 The action of breaking. with reference to immaterial things; chiefly in obsolete uses, e.g. a disturbance (of the mind), an infraction or rupture… fizza1734 A disturbance, fuss. dust1753 Hence (slang or colloquial) A disturbance, uproar, ‘row’, ‘shindy’. noration1773 A fuss; a disturbance. Now rare. steeriea1776 A commotion, disturbance, stir. splorea1791 A commotion or disturbance; a skirmish or encounter; a scrape. rook1808 A quarrel, a row; uproar. piece of work1810 A task, a difficult undertaking; (figurative) a commotion or fuss. curfuffle1813 Disorder, flurry, agitation. squall1813 figurative. A disturbance or commotion; a quarrel; a storm. In general use. (Chiefly Scottish) rookerya1820 regional and slang. A row, a disturbance. stushie1824 A disturbance, uproar, row, fracas. shindy1829 A row, commotion, ‘shine’. to cut shindies (U.S.), to kick up a shindy. shine1832 A disturbance, row, fuss. colloquial. hurroosh1836 fustle1839 (See quots.) upsetting1847 A dislocation, disturbance, upset. shinty1848 = shindy, n. 3. ructions1862 In plural. British colloquial. Unpleasant or angry reactions to an event; protests; complaints. vex1862 Distressing or vexing commotion. Obsolete. houp-la1870 An exclamation accompanying a quick or sudden movement. Also as n., commotion, ballyhoo. set-out1875 A display. A commotion, disturbance, ‘to-do’. hoodoo1876 U.S. A business, an affair; a to-do, a commotion, a fuss. Obsolete. tingle-tangle1880 A confused tinkling or ringing sound, such as that of a number of bells ringing at the same time. Also figurative: a disturbance; a to-do, a fuss. shemozzle1885 An unfortunate or troublesome situation; a state of chaos or confusion; a quarrel, disturbance, or commotion. take-on1893 A fuss, a commotion, a ‘carry-on’, a ‘to-do’. In early use also: †a state of agitation or excitement (obsolete). dust-up1897 A quarrel, fight, disturbance; = dust, n.1 5b. hoo-ha1931 A commotion, a rumpus, a row. tra-la-la1933 n. A gay or showy celebration; hence, a commotion, or ‘to-do’. colloquial. gefuffle1943 = curfuffle, n., kerfuffle, n. tzimmes1945 colloquial (U.S. and in Jewish usage). A fuss; chiefly in to make a tsimmes (over, about,etc.). Also less commonly: a muddled or confused affair… kerfuffle1946 = curfuffle, n. Subcategories:— about a trifling matter (3) |
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