commotion, n.
(commotions)
freq. cnt. 8
(commotions)
freq. cnt. 8
a disorderly outburst or tumult
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1
commotion disruption disturbance flutter hoo-ha hoo-hah hurly burly kerfuffle to-do
sample sentences
"they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
the act of making a noisy disturbance
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
commotion din ruckus ruction rumpus tumult
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
confused movement
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
commotion whirl
sample sentences
"he was caught up in a whirl of work""a commotion of people fought for the exits"
semantic pointers
hypernym