Definition of commotion in English:

commotion

noun kəˈməʊʃ(ə)nkəˈmoʊʃ(ə)n

1A state of confused and noisy disturbance.
she was distracted by a commotion across the street
mass noun they set off firecrackers to make a lot of commotion
Example sentencesExamples
- Police said one of his neighbours heard the commotion and chased the suspect towards the nearby pub where he lost sight of him.
- A passing cab driver, who heard the commotion and spotted the fire coming from the flat, called police.
- People opened their windows or came out into the street to see what the commotion was about.
- A neighbour was alerted by the commotion and the Metropolitan Police and an ambulance were called.
- Alerted by the commotion the burglar was disturbed and chased by pub regulars but he got away.
- In the commotion the victim was punched in the face by both attackers and left bruised, but didn't need hospital treatment.
- On the morning of this tragedy, a neighbour and close friend heard all the commotion and ran across the road to see if Ruth was OK.
- He went outside on the second floor balcony of his house to see what the commotion was all about in their garden.
- In an interview held within hours of the incident Richardson told officers how there was a loud commotion and banging on his door.
- I had to buy a pair of shoes but half way through my purchase a commotion erupted outside in the street.
- His arms around his head, he shut his eyes, blocking out all the commotions that came from outside his room and making his mind completely blank, devoid of any obvious emotions.
- Being out with Maggie caused quite a sensation, quite a commotion.
- I heard some noise and his excited voice and a whole lot of other commotions.
- Neighbours spoke of hearing a loud bang and a commotion, as police, paramedics and the fire brigade attended the scene.
- What began as a small commotion is quickly growing into a full-blown riot.
- The city was quiet, in the lull between the commotion and bustle of the day and the casual activity of night.
- About a dozen officers moved in swiftly to make sure the commotion didn't spread.
- First, before he gets started, there's a commotion in the middle of the audience.
- If the other orphans see that they'll cause a commotion and stir up so much trouble.
- ‘We heard a commotion on the beach so we got up and ran to see what was going on,’ he said.
Synonyms
disturbance, racket, uproar, tumult, ruckus, clamour, brouhaha, furore, hue and cry, palaver, fuss, stir, to-do, storm, maelstrom, melee
turmoil, disorder, confusion, chaos, mayhem, havoc, pandemonium, upheaval, unrest, fracas, riot, breach of the peace, disruption, agitation, excitement, hurly-burly, hubbub, disquiet, ferment, bother, folderol, bustle, hustle and bustle
Irish, North American, &amp Australian donnybrook
Indian tamasha
West Indian bangarang
informal song and dance, pantomime, production, rumpus, ruction, ructions, ballyhoo, hoo-ha, hullabaloo, aggro, argy-bargy
British informal carry-on, kerfuffle, row, stink, splash, hoopla
North American informal foofaraw
New Zealand informal bobsy-die
Law, dated affray
archaic broil
1. 1.1mass noun Civil insurrection.
  damage caused by civil commotion
  Example sentencesExamples
  Aaron held him down though, preventing any commotion that would endanger our lives as well as the captains.
  The winter that was to provide respite from the summer's commotion only proved to be worse.
  Urban commotions, however, were to continue into the seventeenth century.
  The climax of these commotions came during the fourth week of September, when the parliament returned in triumph from its exile.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin commotio(n-), from com- 'altogether' + motio (see motion).

Rhymes

devotion, emotion, groschen, Laotian, locomotion, lotion, motion, notion, Nova Scotian, ocean, potion, promotion

Definition of commotion in US English:

commotion

nounkəˈmoʊʃ(ə)nkəˈmōSH(ə)n

1A state of confused and noisy disturbance.
she was distracted by a commotion across the street
figure out what all the commotion is about
Example sentencesExamples
- The city was quiet, in the lull between the commotion and bustle of the day and the casual activity of night.
- A neighbour was alerted by the commotion and the Metropolitan Police and an ambulance were called.
- Neighbours spoke of hearing a loud bang and a commotion, as police, paramedics and the fire brigade attended the scene.
- I heard some noise and his excited voice and a whole lot of other commotions.
- ‘We heard a commotion on the beach so we got up and ran to see what was going on,’ he said.
- People opened their windows or came out into the street to see what the commotion was about.
- In an interview held within hours of the incident Richardson told officers how there was a loud commotion and banging on his door.
- On the morning of this tragedy, a neighbour and close friend heard all the commotion and ran across the road to see if Ruth was OK.
- His arms around his head, he shut his eyes, blocking out all the commotions that came from outside his room and making his mind completely blank, devoid of any obvious emotions.
- If the other orphans see that they'll cause a commotion and stir up so much trouble.
- Police said one of his neighbours heard the commotion and chased the suspect towards the nearby pub where he lost sight of him.
- A passing cab driver, who heard the commotion and spotted the fire coming from the flat, called police.
- Being out with Maggie caused quite a sensation, quite a commotion.
- First, before he gets started, there's a commotion in the middle of the audience.
- About a dozen officers moved in swiftly to make sure the commotion didn't spread.
- I had to buy a pair of shoes but half way through my purchase a commotion erupted outside in the street.
- What began as a small commotion is quickly growing into a full-blown riot.
- Alerted by the commotion the burglar was disturbed and chased by pub regulars but he got away.
- He went outside on the second floor balcony of his house to see what the commotion was all about in their garden.
- In the commotion the victim was punched in the face by both attackers and left bruised, but didn't need hospital treatment.
Synonyms
disturbance, racket, uproar, tumult, ruckus, clamour, brouhaha, furore, hue and cry, palaver, fuss, stir, to-do, storm, maelstrom, melee
1. 1.1 Civil insurrection.
  damage caused by civil commotion
  Example sentencesExamples
  Aaron held him down though, preventing any commotion that would endanger our lives as well as the captains.
  Urban commotions, however, were to continue into the seventeenth century.
  The climax of these commotions came during the fourth week of September, when the parliament returned in triumph from its exile.
  The winter that was to provide respite from the summer's commotion only proved to be worse.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin commotio(n-), from com- ‘altogether’ + motio (see motion).

单词	commotion
释义	Definition of commotion in English: commotion noun kəˈməʊʃ(ə)nkəˈmoʊʃ(ə)n 1A state of confused and noisy disturbance. she was distracted by a commotion across the street mass noun they set off firecrackers to make a lot of commotion Example sentencesExamples Police said one of his neighbours heard the commotion and chased the suspect towards the nearby pub where he lost sight of him. A passing cab driver, who heard the commotion and spotted the fire coming from the flat, called police. People opened their windows or came out into the street to see what the commotion was about. A neighbour was alerted by the commotion and the Metropolitan Police and an ambulance were called. Alerted by the commotion the burglar was disturbed and chased by pub regulars but he got away. In the commotion the victim was punched in the face by both attackers and left bruised, but didn't need hospital treatment. On the morning of this tragedy, a neighbour and close friend heard all the commotion and ran across the road to see if Ruth was OK. He went outside on the second floor balcony of his house to see what the commotion was all about in their garden. In an interview held within hours of the incident Richardson told officers how there was a loud commotion and banging on his door. I had to buy a pair of shoes but half way through my purchase a commotion erupted outside in the street. His arms around his head, he shut his eyes, blocking out all the commotions that came from outside his room and making his mind completely blank, devoid of any obvious emotions. Being out with Maggie caused quite a sensation, quite a commotion. I heard some noise and his excited voice and a whole lot of other commotions. Neighbours spoke of hearing a loud bang and a commotion, as police, paramedics and the fire brigade attended the scene. What began as a small commotion is quickly growing into a full-blown riot. The city was quiet, in the lull between the commotion and bustle of the day and the casual activity of night. About a dozen officers moved in swiftly to make sure the commotion didn't spread. First, before he gets started, there's a commotion in the middle of the audience. If the other orphans see that they'll cause a commotion and stir up so much trouble. ‘We heard a commotion on the beach so we got up and ran to see what was going on,’ he said. Synonyms disturbance, racket, uproar, tumult, ruckus, clamour, brouhaha, furore, hue and cry, palaver, fuss, stir, to-do, storm, maelstrom, melee turmoil, disorder, confusion, chaos, mayhem, havoc, pandemonium, upheaval, unrest, fracas, riot, breach of the peace, disruption, agitation, excitement, hurly-burly, hubbub, disquiet, ferment, bother, folderol, bustle, hustle and bustle Irish, North American, &amp Australian donnybrook Indian tamasha West Indian bangarang informal song and dance, pantomime, production, rumpus, ruction, ructions, ballyhoo, hoo-ha, hullabaloo, aggro, argy-bargy British informal carry-on, kerfuffle, row, stink, splash, hoopla North American informal foofaraw New Zealand informal bobsy-die Law, dated affray archaic broil 1.1mass noun Civil insurrection. damage caused by civil commotion Example sentencesExamples Aaron held him down though, preventing any commotion that would endanger our lives as well as the captains. The winter that was to provide respite from the summer's commotion only proved to be worse. Urban commotions, however, were to continue into the seventeenth century. The climax of these commotions came during the fourth week of September, when the parliament returned in triumph from its exile. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin commotio(n-), from com- 'altogether' + motio (see motion). Rhymes devotion, emotion, groschen, Laotian, locomotion, lotion, motion, notion, Nova Scotian, ocean, potion, promotion Definition of commotion in US English: commotion nounkəˈmoʊʃ(ə)nkəˈmōSH(ə)n 1A state of confused and noisy disturbance. she was distracted by a commotion across the street figure out what all the commotion is about Example sentencesExamples The city was quiet, in the lull between the commotion and bustle of the day and the casual activity of night. A neighbour was alerted by the commotion and the Metropolitan Police and an ambulance were called. Neighbours spoke of hearing a loud bang and a commotion, as police, paramedics and the fire brigade attended the scene. I heard some noise and his excited voice and a whole lot of other commotions. ‘We heard a commotion on the beach so we got up and ran to see what was going on,’ he said. People opened their windows or came out into the street to see what the commotion was about. In an interview held within hours of the incident Richardson told officers how there was a loud commotion and banging on his door. On the morning of this tragedy, a neighbour and close friend heard all the commotion and ran across the road to see if Ruth was OK. His arms around his head, he shut his eyes, blocking out all the commotions that came from outside his room and making his mind completely blank, devoid of any obvious emotions. If the other orphans see that they'll cause a commotion and stir up so much trouble. Police said one of his neighbours heard the commotion and chased the suspect towards the nearby pub where he lost sight of him. A passing cab driver, who heard the commotion and spotted the fire coming from the flat, called police. Being out with Maggie caused quite a sensation, quite a commotion. First, before he gets started, there's a commotion in the middle of the audience. About a dozen officers moved in swiftly to make sure the commotion didn't spread. I had to buy a pair of shoes but half way through my purchase a commotion erupted outside in the street. What began as a small commotion is quickly growing into a full-blown riot. Alerted by the commotion the burglar was disturbed and chased by pub regulars but he got away. He went outside on the second floor balcony of his house to see what the commotion was all about in their garden. In the commotion the victim was punched in the face by both attackers and left bruised, but didn't need hospital treatment. Synonyms disturbance, racket, uproar, tumult, ruckus, clamour, brouhaha, furore, hue and cry, palaver, fuss, stir, to-do, storm, maelstrom, melee 1.1 Civil insurrection. damage caused by civil commotion Example sentencesExamples Aaron held him down though, preventing any commotion that would endanger our lives as well as the captains. Urban commotions, however, were to continue into the seventeenth century. The climax of these commotions came during the fourth week of September, when the parliament returned in triumph from its exile. The winter that was to provide respite from the summer's commotion only proved to be worse. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin commotio(n-), from com- ‘altogether’ + motio (see motion).
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