Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A condition of turbulent motion.
- noun An agitated disturbance; a hubbub.
- noun Civil disturbance or insurrection; disorder.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A violent movement or agitation: as. the commotion of the sea.
- noun Hence Tumult of people; political or social disturbance; turbulence; disorder; sedition; insurrection.
- noun Mental agitation; perturbation; disorder of mind; excitement.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.
- noun A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot.
- noun Agitation, perturbation, or disorder, of mind; heat; excitement.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A state of
turbulent motion . - noun An
agitated disturbance or ahubbub . - noun euphemistic sexual excitement
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a disorderly outburst or tumult
- noun the act of making a noisy disturbance
- noun confused movement
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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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.
Review: Die Hard: Year One #3 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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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.
- Boing Boing 2005
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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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Some of the commotion is unsettling if you are tyring to have a normal home life.
Updates 2009
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All this commotion is caused by the fact that she INSISTS on making this trip NOW.
Global Voices in English » Netherlands: Too young to sail the world alone at 13? 2009
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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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Wednesday's commotion is likely to give both candidates a financial boost.
First on the Ticker: GOP heckler blasted by 2010 challenger 2009
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One morning, several days later, the arena was vexed by uproar and commotion from the animal cages.
CHAPTER XXIX 2010
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