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commotion

com·mo·tion

UK/kəˈməʊ.ʃən/ US/kəˈmoʊ.ʃən/ fairly common

noun

1.

a disorderly outburst or tumult

  • “they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused”
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3.

confused movement

  • “he was caught up in a whirl of work”
  • “a commotion of people fought for the exits”
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Origin

From Middle French commocion, from Latin commōtiōnem, accusative singular of commōtiō, from commoveō + -tiō.

Phrases

  • commotion lotion
  • disorder - a disturbance of civic peace or of public order

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