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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024com•mo•tion /kəˈmoʊʃən/USA pronunciation n. - violent, noisy action;
disturbance; fuss; agitation: [countable; singular]a sudden commotion at the back of the room.[uncountable]What is all the commotion about? See -mot-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024com•mo•tion (kə mō′shən),USA pronunciation n. - violent or tumultuous motion;
agitation; noisy disturbance:What's all the commotion in the hallway? - political or social disturbance or upheaval;
sedition; insurrection.
- Latin commōtiōn- (stem of commōtiō), equivalent. to commōt(us) past participle of commovēre to commove + -iōn- -ion
- 1520–30
com•mo′tion•al, adj. com•mo′tive, adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disorder, turmoil, tumult, riot, turbulence, bustle. See ado.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: commotion /kəˈməʊʃən/ n - violent disturbance; upheaval
- political insurrection; disorder
- a confused noise; din
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin commōtiō, from commovēre to throw into disorder, from com- (intensive) + movēre to move |