Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A condition of turbulent motion.
- n. An agitated disturbance; a hubbub: heard a commotion in the hall.
- n. Civil disturbance or insurrection; disorder.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. A state of turbulent motion.
- n. An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
- n. sexual excitement
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.
- n. A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot.
- n. Agitation, perturbation, or disorder, of mind; heat; excitement.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A violent movement or agitation: as. the commotion of the sea.
- n. Hence Tumult of people; political or social disturbance; turbulence; disorder; sedition; insurrection.
- n. Mental agitation; perturbation; disorder of mind; excitement.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a disorderly outburst or tumult
- n. the act of making a noisy disturbance
- n. confused movement
Etymologies
Examples
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In this installment we get to see all the players converge on a yacht owned by one of the richest men in New York, and discover what all the commotion is about.
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I really don't see what all the commotion is about.
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The minute you step into his bedroom, loud alarms sound and Disney cast members come running to see what all the commotion is about.
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All this commotion is caused by the fact that she INSISTS on making this trip NOW.
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Wednesday's commotion is likely to give both candidates a financial boost.
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One morning, several days later, the arena was vexed by uproar and commotion from the animal cages.
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Some of the commotion is unsettling if you are tyring to have a normal home life.
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You should reconsider how you look at the world - the most obvious reason for all of this commotion is "A Mistake".
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In a moment the decks were in commotion, Johansen bellowing orders and the men pulling or letting go ropes of various sorts — all naturally confusing to a landsman such as myself.
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Equipped with a gas mask devised by Lucius, Batman tries to see what the commotion is down on the streets.
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