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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a disorderly outburst or tumult;
- Example: "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
[syn: disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle]

2. the act of making a noisy disturbance;
[syn: commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult]

3. confused movement;
- Example: "he was caught up in a whirl of work"
- Example: "a commotion of people fought for the exits"
[syn: whirl, commotion]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Commotion \Com*mo"tion\, n. [L. commotio: cf. F. commotion. See
   Motion.]
   1. Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.
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            [What] commotion in the winds !       --Shak.
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   2. A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot.
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            When ye shall hear of wars and commotions. --Luke
                                                  xxi. 9.
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   3. Agitation, perturbation, or disorder, of mind; heat;
      excitement. "He could not debate anything without some
      commotion." --Clarendon.

   Syn: Excitement; agitation; perturbation; disturbance;
        tumult; disorder; violence.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

commotion
    n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the
         furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance,
         disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-
         do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle]
    2: the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: commotion,
       din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult]
    3: confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a
       commotion of people fought for the exits" [syn: whirl,
       commotion]