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com⋅mo⋅tion
[kuh-moh-shuh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | violent or tumultuous motion; agitation; noisy disturbance: What's all the commotion in the hallway? |
| 2. | political or social disturbance or upheaval; sedition; insurrection. |
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| com·mo·tion (kə-mō'shən) n.
[Middle English commocioun, from Old French commotion, from Latin commōtiō, commōtiōn-, from commōtus, past participle of commovēre, to disturb : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + movēre, to move; see meuə- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Commotion
Com*mo"tion\, n. [L. commotio: cf. F. commotion. See Motion.]1. Disturbed or violent motion; agitation. [What] commotion in the winds ! --Shak. 2. A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot. When ye shall hear of wars and commotions. --Luke xxi. 9. 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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Language Translation for : commotion
Spanish:
escándalo, alboroto, jaleo,
German:
der Aufruhr,
Japanese:
騒ぎ
commotion
c.1390, from M.Fr. commocion "violent motion, agitation," from L. commotionem (nom. commotio), from commotus, pp. of commovere "to move, disturb," from com- "together" + movere "to move" (see move).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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commotion
see cause a commotion.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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