commotion

com·mo·tion

C0516700 (kə-mō′shən)n.1. A condition of turbulent motion.2. a. An agitated disturbance; a hubbub: heard a commotion in the hall.b. Civil disturbance or insurrection; disorder.

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[Middle English commocioun, from Old French commotion, from Latin commōtiō, commōtiōn-, from commōtus, past participle of commovēre, to disturb : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + movēre, to move; see meuə- in Indo-European roots.]

commotion

(kəˈməʊʃən) n1. violent disturbance; upheaval2. (Law) political insurrection; disorder3. a confused noise; din[C15: from Latin commōtiō, from commovēre to throw into disorder, from com- (intensive) + movēre to move] comˈmotional adj

com•mo•tion

(kəˈmoʊ ʃən)

n. 1. violent or tumultuous action or activity; agitation; noisy disturbance. 2. political or social disturbance or upheaval. [1520–30; < Latin commōtiō <commovēre (see commove)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	commotion - a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, disruption, disturbance, flutterdisorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public orderturmoil, upheaval, convulsion - a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market"earthquake - a disturbance that is extremely disruptive; "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees"incident - a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"stir, splash - a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"tempest, storm - a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"storm center, storm centre - a center of trouble or disturbancegarboil, tumult, tumultuousness, uproar - a state of commotion and noise and confusion
	2.	commotion - the act of making a noisy disturbanceruckus, ruction, rumpus, din, tumultdisturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motionado, bustle, flurry, hustle, stir, fuss - a rapid active commotion
	3.	commotion - confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"whirlmotion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

commotion

noun disturbance, to-do, riot, disorder, excitement, fuss, turmoil, racket, upheaval, bustle, furore, uproar, ferment, agitation, ado, rumpus, tumult, hubbub, hurly-burly, brouhaha, hullabaloo, hue and cry, perturbation He heard a terrible commotion outside.

commotion

noun1. The condition of being physically agitated:agitation, convulsion, turbulence.2. An interruption of regular procedure or of public peace:agitation, disorder, disturbance, helter-skelter, stir, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uproar.Informal: flap, to-do.

Translations

骚动

commotion

(kəˈməuʃən) noun (a) confused, noisy uproar. He was woken by a commotion in the street. 騷動 骚动