commotion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /kəˈmoʊ.ʃən/ (US)
- /kəˈməʊ.ʃən/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Proto-Italic *kommoweō? Latin commoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin commōtiōnemder. Middle French commocion English commotion From Middle French commocion, from Latin commōtiōnem, accusative singular of commōtiō, from commoveō + -tiō.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A state of turbulent motion.
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(countable, uncountable) An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:It would seem as if calm were necessary to convulsion; for the tranquillity of the last few months was again to be disturbed by political commotion.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 97–98:
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(countable, euphemistic, uncountable) Sexual excitement.
and now, glancing my eyes towards that part of his dress which cover'd the essential object of enjoyment, I plainly discover'd the swell and commotion there
1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| commotions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
commotional · commotion lotion
Meronyms
Relateds
disorder - a disturbance of civic peace or of public order · bedlam · fight
Synonyms
flutter · rowdydow · hurly-burly · unrest · bust-up · clatter · bobbery · fuss · brouhaha · hobbleshaw · pother · tomfoolery · hubbub · disruption · furor · stir · trouble · stooshie · hoo-hah · clamour · quarrel · upstir · rumpus · mayhem · fracas · shemozzle · outcry · commotion · flap · splatterdash · pandemonium · shindy · ferment · disturbance · kerfuffle · argy-bargy · hoo-ha · uproar · bunfight · riot · palaver · bustle · turmoil · hullabaloo · foofaraw · ruckus · ado · three-ring circus · chaos · tumult · merry hell · bangarang · to-do
Translations (87)
da postyr (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · cs rozruch (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · mi tararau (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · da uro (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · la tumultus (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · mr गोंधळ (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · ru сму́та (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · de Zirkus (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · gd ùpraid (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · fi hälinä (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · bg сумато́ха (state of turbulent motion) · hi धमाल (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · wa rimowe-manaedje (state of turbulent motion) · hi ऊधम (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · mr हंगामा (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · ru волне́ние (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · mi tūkōripi (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · ru турбуле́нция (state of turbulent motion) · cs pozdvižení (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · fi hulina (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · yi טומל (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · te హడావిడి (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · hy իրարանցում (state of turbulent motion) · mi tūkōripi (state of turbulent motion) · cmn 騷動 /骚动 (state of turbulent motion) · pl bigos (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · es pitote (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · de Spektakel (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · es conmoción (state of turbulent motion) · cy cynnwrf (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · hy իրարանցում (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · de Theater (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · da oprør (state of turbulent motion) · mi heihei (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · pl zamieszanie (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · ru сумато́ха (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · ru сумато́ха (state of turbulent motion) · pt comoção (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · ro freamăt (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · ca commoció (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · kix tâmtâm (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · bg вълнение (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · fi melske (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · es trulla (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · de Aufruhr (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · grc θόρυβος (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · ko 지랄 (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · fi kiehuminen (state of turbulent motion) · wa rimowe-manaedje (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · mr खळबळ (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · ru сумя́тица (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · bg смут (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · wlm kynnwryf (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · pt comoção (state of turbulent motion) · pdt Krom (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · ga anfais (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · mi whakatioro (state of turbulent motion) · de Aufregung (state of turbulent motion) · fi tohina (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · fi kiehunta (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · de Aufstand (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · es tropelaje (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · hi ऊधम (state of turbulent motion) · da bevægelse (state of turbulent motion) · eo tumulto (state of turbulent motion) · fi kuohuminen (state of turbulent motion) · fi kuohunta (state of turbulent motion) · fi kiehunta (state of turbulent motion) · de Tumult (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · ca commoció (state of turbulent motion) · cs mela (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · ckb ھەرا (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · ca avalot (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · fi kiehuminen (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · mi whakatioro (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · da tumult (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · es trulla (state of turbulent motion) · la turba (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · hi हुड़दंग (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · el θόρυβος (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · bg турбуле́нция (state of turbulent motion) · da opstandelse (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · ga clampar (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · ca esvalot (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · fi kiehumistila (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · ca aldarull (agitated disturbance or a hubbub) · da røre (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)