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Definition of Commotion
1. Noun. A disorderly outburst or tumult. "They were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
Generic synonyms: Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Convulsion, Turmoil, Upheaval, Earthquake, Incident, Splash, Stir, Storm, Tempest, Storm Center, Storm Centre, Garboil, Tumult, Tumultuousness, Uproar
2. Noun. The act of making a noisy disturbance.
Generic synonyms: Disturbance
Specialized synonyms: Ado, Bustle, Flurry, Fuss, Hustle, Stir
Derivative terms: Rumpus
3. Noun. Confused movement. "A commotion of people fought for the exits"
Definition of Commotion
1. n. Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.
Definition of Commotion
1. Noun. A state of turbulent motion. ¹
2. Noun. An agitated disturbance or a hubbub. ¹
3. Noun. (euphemistic) sexual excitement ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Commotion
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Commotion
1. A concussion, a violent shaking or the shock which results from it. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Commotion
Literary usage of Commotion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1881)
"When applied to physical objects, commotion denotes the violent motion of ...
We speak of the commotion of the elements, or the stillness of the night being ..."
2. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1875)
"If there is only a commotion of the brain, the optic nerve preserves its form,
its clearness and its usual colors, and the retinal veins, with the retina ..."
3. History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century by Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné (1879)
"He found the city in great commotion. Many of the nobles were alarmed, and said
as they looked contemptuously at Farel: " What does this sorry fellow want ..."
4. Insurance: Principles and Practices by Robert Riegel, Harry James Loman (1921)
"... (3) Civil commotion I of the foregoing; (5) Explosion occurring from from such
explosion) whether originating on the ] Except as hereinafter provided, ..."
5. Insurance, Principles and Practices by Robert Riegel, Henry James Loman (1922)
"... PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES Amount, • Does Insure LVII RIOT AND CIVIL commotion
... commotion In of the foregoing; (5) Explosion occurring from from web ..."
6. A System of Surgery by Benjamin Bell (1801)
"... or commotion of the Brain. EVERY affection of the head attended with ...
to proceed from commotion or ..."
7. Chronological History of the West Indies by Southey, Thomas (1827)
"Already at his approach the irritated genius of Hayti, arising out of the bosom
of the ocean, appears; his menacing aspect throws the waves into commotion, ..."
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