释义
[ kuh -moh -shuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ kəˈmoʊ ʃən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun violent or tumultuous motion; agitation; noisy disturbance: What's all the commotion in the hallway?
political or social disturbance or upheaval; sedition; insurrection.
Origin of commotion 1520–30; <Latin commōtiōn- (stem of commōtiō ), equivalent to commōt (us ) past participle of commovēre to commove + -iōn- -ion
SYNONYMS FOR commotion 1 disorder, turmoil, tumult, riot, turbulence, bustle.
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synonym study for commotion 1 . See ado.
OTHER WORDS FROM commotion com·mo·tion·al, adjective com·mo·tive, adjective Words nearby commotion Commonwealth of Independent States, Commonwealth of Nations, common year, common yellow throat, commorancy, commotion , commove, comms, communal, communal aerial, communalism
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Example sentences from the Web for commotion He wasn’t sure whether he’d hit the coyote, or even what the commotion was about.
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Yesterday morning, as I was wrapping up the newsletter, I got a bit distracted by some commotion on the street.
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Some who heard the commotion claimed to have thought it was a drunken brawl or a lovers’ quarrel.
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Apparently she had heard the commotion and made her way down from the third floor of the four-story townhouse.
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And you go on this boat because of all the hype and the commotion around it, and the boat is sinking.
Can Linda Perry Save Music? | Kevin Fallon| July 16, 2014| DAILY BEAST
A commotion has erupted in one of the dressing rooms, sparing me more reminiscences from Tyrone.
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Someone from the nearby Choir Geek table hears the commotion , looks up, and sees me sitting at the most popular table at school.
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He also was entirely oblivious of the commotion he caused—the flooded streets, the hoards of photographers, the live telecasts.
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Great was the commotion stirred up against him in the Jewish community of Amsterdam.
Creed And Deed | Felix Adler
The crowd danced, laughed, yelled, and ran wild with commotion .
Wrestling and Wrestlers: | Jacob Robinson
He calls for his attendant Herbert, who is sent to ascertain the cause of this midnight commotion .
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 | Various
For Mary Matchwell, at the Mills, the tidings which had thrown the town into commotion had but a solitary and a selfish interest.
The House by the Church-Yard | J. Sheridan Le Fanu
The people soon learned of what had taken place, and the commotion was evident.
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British Dictionary definitions for commotion noun violent disturbance; upheaval
political insurrection; disorder
a confused noise; din
Derived forms of commotion commotional , adjective Word Origin for commotion C15: from Latin commōtiō, from commovēre to throw into disorder, from com- (intensive) + movēre to move
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Idioms and Phrases with commotion The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Words related to commotion annoyance, upheaval, fuss, turbulence, agitation, tumult, revolt, pandemonium, rebellion, excitement, hubbub, bustle, confusion, ferment, furor, outcry, brouhaha, flap, racket, insurgence